Quartz and Dolomite Cluster with Rutile – SWCV 005

Measurements:  41 x 26 x 21 mm

Description:  High quality clear quartz crystals on dolomite with delicate copper-coloured rutile needles, some exposed and some inside the quartz. Limited damage where it parted from its mother rock. 

A delicate and very beautiful specimen!

Chemical Composition:   SiO₂   (quartz)
                                    CaMg(CO₃)₂   (dolomite)  
                                    TiO₂   (rutile) 

Hardness on Mohs Scale:  (quartz)  7 
                                      (dolomite)  3.5-4
                                      (rutile) 6.6

Location:  Vredendal Quarry, Western Cape, South Africa.

Specimen Code:  SWCV 005

US $ 120