Rutile on Quartz
Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 06.12.2022 | Filed under:

Rutile on Quartz

Specimen # 201148
Mineral: Rutile on Quartz
Location: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size: 6.5 x 4.6 x 4.0 cm

Description

This is a gorgeous lattice of reticulated rutile crystals on quartz. These rutile crystals are deep red-brown, and they have bright lustre. The quartz upon which the rutile crystals are sitting has etching patterns (visible under magnification) – the rutile crystal lattice was exposed by this etching event.

A beautiful reticulated rutile from the John S. White collection.


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