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Rutile / Pyrophyllite
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, Mono County, California
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Classification |
Mineral |
Tags |
No special tags. |
Origin Location |
Champion Mine, White Mountain Peak, Mono County, California |
Description |
A unique sample of well terminated modified cubes of metallic rutile on a Pyrophyllite matrix from a relatively rare locality in eastern California. |
Luster |
Metallic |
Luster (Groundmass) |
Chaulky |
Optical Phenomena |
Not noted, see photo. |
Mineral Group / Note |
Not noted, check reference links below. |
Handling |
No special handling is required. |
Modifications |
No modifications. |
Size Group |
Small Cabinet |
Weight |
Not weighed precisely yet, please inquire. |
Dimensions |
Not measured precisely yet, please inquire. |
Quantity |
1 Specimen |
Mineral List |
Rutile: TiO2 titanium dioxide *
Pyrophyllite: Al2Si4O10(OH)2 dialuminum tetrasilicon decoxygen hydroxide *
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Specimen Analysis |
Color Table
Colors found in this specimen image are shown below. Higher number indicates greater concentration of that color.
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Similarly Colored Minerals:
Minerals with similar color profiles are shown below.
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Colemanite / Ulexite![Colemanite / Ulexite](/Files/Minerals/Colemanite_1242_0_sm.jpg) Sphalerite (Iridescent)![Sphalerite (Iridescent)](/Files/Minerals/SphaleriteIridescent_1184_0_sm.jpg) Quartz var. Iridescent Needle![Quartz var. Iridescent Needle](/Files/Minerals/QuartzvarIridescentNeedle_745_sm.jpg) Enstatite var. Bronzite![Enstatite var. Bronzite](/Files/Minerals/EnstatitevarBronzite_1532_0_sm.jpg) Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite![Quartz / Pyrolusite / Goethite](/Files/Minerals/QuartzPyrolusiteGoethite_1456_0_sm.jpg) Calcite var. Panda![Calcite var. Panda](/Files/Minerals/CalcitevarPanda_883_sm.jpg) |
Elements in this Specimen:
Elements that are part of the official chemical structure of the minerals occurring in this specimen are indicated below.
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Element List:
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Minerals with Similar Chemistry:
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Mineral Group:
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Structural Group(s):
Fleischers Group(s): rutile talc
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Tools |
Edit Specimen Search Wikipedia: Rutile (Wiki) Search Mindat: Rutile Search Web Mineral DB: Rutile Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Rutile Search Wikipedia: Pyrophyllite (Wiki) Search Mindat: Pyrophyllite Search Web Mineral DB: Pyrophyllite Search for Handbook of Mineralogy: Pyrophyllite
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