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RQ46G0: The specimen is a classic for Switzerland. It is floating and the most evident features are the brightness, the smoothness and sharpness of faces and edges, the presence of growth lines, and the epitaxial growth of red crystals of Rutile. The sample was acquired in a trade with the Geneva Museum in 1947.
Cavradi gorge (Val Cavradi), Municipality of Tujetsch (Tavetsch), Surselva District, Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden) Switzerland (±1947)
Specimen size: 3.5 × 3 × 1.5 cm = 1.38” × 1.18” × 0.59”
With handwritten note & record from the Folch Collection (duplicates)
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