A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Rutile |
|---|---|
| Description | The name is from the Latin “rutilus”, which means “golden-red”. There are three polymorphs of titanium dixoide (TiO2): rutile, anatase, and brookite. Rutile is by far the most common. It is an important ore of titanium. |
| Location | USA ▹ Pennsylvania ▹ York |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-09-20. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #481. |
| Key words | Rutile, Pennsylvania |
| Tech details | 764 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1567 |
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