Very beautiful RUTIL crystal in quartz
RUTIL - TITANOXYD in relatively large crystals has also been found from time to time on the SAUALPE in Ostärnten. On the Ladinger Spitze, the highest elevation of the SAUALPEN complex (over 2,000 m) in the direction of Wolfsberg, you can still see many shattered quartz blocks today. The coveted Saualpen RUTILE were sought here.
At first glance it looks like a garnet crystal, but on closer inspection it is METALLIC and not translucent at the edges as is typical for garnet.
First-class example from an old collection.
Weight: 610 g Dimensions: 11 x 8 x 5 cm RUTIL- KRISTALL is almost 2 cm