Color: It comes in dark reddish brown or black in the form of large crystal flakes. It sometimes comes in golden or rusty yellow colored crystals.
* Luster: Mostly, diamond like luster but sometimes metallic.
* Molecular Split: It is fine in two directions shaping prisms however not very fine in basal.
* Stiffness: 6 to 6.5
* Other Physical Properties: It has a very high refractive index i.e. 2.63 providing it with a greater sparkle than diamond which has 2.42 refractive index.
* Related Elements: Related minerals are barite, quartz, hematite, and silicates.
* Prominent Occurrences: Most occurrences of rutile titanium dioxide are found in Swiss Alps, Minas Gerias in Brazil, Arkansas USA and some African cou

Color: It comes in dark reddish brown or black in the form of large crystal flakes. It sometimes comes in golden or rusty yellow colored crystals.
* Luster: Mostly, diamond like luster but sometimes metallic.
* Molecular Split: It is fine in two directions shaping prisms however not very fine in basal.
* Stiffness: 6 to 6.5
* Other Physical Properties: It has a very high refractive index i.e. 2.63 providing it with a greater sparkle than diamond which has 2.42 refractive index.
* Related Elements: Related minerals are barite, quartz, hematite, and silicates.
* Prominent Occurrences: Most occurrences of rutile titanium dioxide are found in Swiss Alps, Minas Gerias in Brazil, Arkansas USA and some African cou