A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Rutile |
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| Description | Rutile, TiO2 (titanium oxide), is an interesting, varied and important mineral. Rutile is a major ore of titanium, a metal used for high tech alloys because of its light weight, high strength and resistance to corrosion. |
| Location | USA ▹ Arkansas. Near Magnet Cove. |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-09-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #478. |
| Key words | Rutile, Arkansas |
| Tech details | 677 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1564 |
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