This is Red Rutile on Quartz Matrix - Zagi Mountain, Peshawar, Pakistan.Weight. 172gramSize. 92x54x58mmExact name in market is:
\"Red Rutile / with Hematite on Quartz\"Information: • Scientific Name: Rutile - TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) with Hematite coating
• Origin: Zagi Mountain, Warsak, Mohmand Agency, KPK, Pakistan - Your local area. This is world famous locality for this mineral.
• Color: Deep red, brown, metallic black with blue shine (because of hematite)
• Matrix: White Quartz - this is the host rock you see at bottom
• Hardness: 6 - 6.5
• Type: Natural, Untreated, Collector Specimen. Not a cut gemstone, this is a mineral specimen. Why this is special?
Zagi rutile is famous because of its unique starburst and metallic luster. On Etsy and it sells as \"Rare Red Rutile Crystal on Matrix From Zagi Pakistan\". The needles you see are brookite and rutile crystals growing together - they are polymorphs of same chemical.
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