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Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Lanterdan Quarry, Tintagel, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.70cm
Description

Golden rutile crystals on quartz matrix some which are free standing in the cavities, an excellent example for this location.

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