Rutile
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Oxide
- Crystal system
- Tetragonal
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Heavy (3.2 to 5)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks, Metamorphic rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Black, Red, Brown
- Lustre
- Metallic, Brilliant
- Use
- Ore, Industry
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name rutile comes from Latin rutilus, red, after the deep red colour of many crystals.
- Fine needles of rutile inside clear quartz make rutilated quartz, sometimes called angel hair.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q320603 · All stones · All entries