A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Rutile with graphite and calcite |
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| Description | Rutile, TiO2 (titanium oxide), is a major ore of titanium, a metal used for high tech alloys because of its light weight, high strength and resistance to corrosion. It also forms its own interesting and beautiful mineral specimens. |
| Location | USA ▹ Virginia ▹ Nelson |
| Photographer | Nessa Eull. 2001-09-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #494. |
| Key words | rutile, quartz, Virginia |
| Tech details | 613 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 1578 |
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