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Rutile on Muscovite from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina

 
Rutile on Muscovite from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina

Rutile on Muscovite from Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:No. 25220
Mineral:Rutile on Muscovite
Locality:Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina
Description:Thin crystals of dark red rutile in a depression on the side of a cluster of greenish muscovite mica crystals. The rutile crystals are partly embedded in the muscovite and most are incomplete. The muscovite is neon-green when viewed on edge.
Overall Size:3x3x2 cm
Crystals:1-9 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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