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Rutile & Hematite

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Rutile & Hematite

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Description
Locality: 
Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.1 × 0.8 cm
Description

This is a relatively large and fine example of the stunning rutile crystals that have been coming out of Brazil, with shimmering, golden crystals radiating outwards, with the characteristic hematite at the center

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Rutile

Formula: 
TiO2
Strunz: 
4.DB.05
Crystal System: 
Tetragonal - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Type Locality: 
Rutile locality, Horcajuelo de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0
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