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Example of Red RUTILE crystal in the Rock Professor

Red rutile crystal
Photo by Roger Weller,
Cochise College

Example of RUTILE ON HEMATITE in the Rock Professor
Rutile on hematite  
Magnification of RUTILE IN QUARTZ
Magnification:
rutile in quartz
Photo by Roger Weller
Cochise College		  


RUTILE
  
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Chemistry: Titanium oxide, TiO2 ♦ Crystal: Tetragonal system ♦ Color: reddish-brown, red, yellowish, bluish, violet, black ♦ Luster: Adamantine ♦ Transparency: transparent to opaque ♦ Fracture: subconchoidal to uneven ♦ Moh's hardness: 6 to 6.5 ♦ Localities: Binnental and Campolungo, Switzerland.

Image of Rutile on Hematite, MIN 356

Rutile on Hematite,
$15.00
MIN 356

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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