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Hematite & Rutile

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Hematite & Rutile

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Description
Locality: 
Cavradi Gorge, Curnera Valley, Tujetsch, Surselva Region, Grisons, Switzerland
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.3 × 2.9 × 1.1 cm
Description

A fine Swiss hematite cluster, with the traditional stacked, flattened crystal form, and high luster which does not show up in the pics.

These crystals are complete all around, with the normal contact at the bottom where the specimen was removed from the matrix.

Ex. Hauck Collection with several labels. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

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

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
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