Rutile

Rutiel, Rutil, Rutilas, Rutilo, Rutyl, Рутил, 金红石, ルチル


Commonly known      rarer (so called collectors stones)      very rare (rarities)      relatively rare organic material


Formula: TiO2
Mineral class: oxides
Crystal system: tetragonal
Mohs scale: 6 - 6.5
Density (g/cm3): 4.23 - 4.25
Refractive index: 2.616 - 2.903
Cleavage: good - moderate
Colors: grey, yellow, orange, red, blue, violet, brown, black
Transparency: transparent
Luster: adamantine - submetallic
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: yellow - red - brown - green
Largest Rutile: 25 cm?
Deposits: worldwide
Discovery: 1803
1st Description: 1840
Name: from the Latin word "rutilus" (red)

Rutile Mineral

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Rutile Mineral
Rutile Mineral

Size: 3.16 x 0.37 x 0.3 cm

Origin: Hiddenite / Alexander County / North Carolina / USA

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Rutile
Rutile

Weight: 0.93 ct

Origin: Brazil

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Rutile

Weight: 1.15 ct

Origin: Mogok / Myanmar

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Rutile Cat's Eye

Size: 0.75 x 0.73 cm
Weight: 3.17 ct
Origin: Sri Lanka

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Rutile Cat's Eye

Weight: 1.39 ct

Origin: Sri Lanka

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Rutile Mineral on Hematite

Size: 2.5 x 1.8 x 0.7 cm

Origin: Novo Horizonte / Centro-Sul Baiano / Bahia / Brazil

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Rutile Mineral
Rutile in Quartz

Weight: 9.15 ct

Origin: Novo Horizonte / Bahia / Brazil

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Rutile


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