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Cuarzo Rutilado negro

Cuarzo is a mineral with formula SiO₂. This specimen comes from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistán.

Cuarzo Rutilado negro from Zagi Mountain, Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri, Peshawar District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistán — Terrium

Description

A single black-rutilated crystal

Technical data

Catalogue No.
0594
Internal reference
X0292
Composition
SiO₂
Name
Cuarzo
Variety
Rutilado negro
Mine
Zagi Mountain
District / Municipality
Hameed Abad Kafoor Dheri
Province
Peshawar District
Region
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Country
Pakistán
Etymology
From the German «Quarz», an old word of uncertain, probably Slavic, origin. “Rutilated” refers to rutile inclusions; “rutile” derives from the Latin «rutilus», “reddish”.
Quality
Buena
Value trend
Estable

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