Mineral: Rutile with Hematite
Locality: Ambatofinandrahana District, Amoron'i Mania Region, Madagascar
Dimensions: 8 x 3.5 x 13.5 cm / main crystal: 4.5 cm

Description: Mass: 212 g MIM number: 1370 Probable year of extraction : 2011 Plate of cream-colored rutile in probable hematite pseudomorphosis on which thick, reddish rutile crystals have grown in a sagenite twin. A hematite rosette of 6,3cm has developed at the end of two parallel rutile crystals, with the growth of a smaller secondary rosettte starting from the center of the former. Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence; Publications: "Le Règne Minéral # 124: Jul-Aug 2015", "extra Lapis 60: Titanmineralien"

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