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Rutile and Hematite in Smoky Quartz (Rutilated Quartz) from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil

 
Rutile and Hematite in Smoky Quartz (Rutilated Quartz) from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil

Rutile and Hematite in Smoky Quartz (Rutilated Quartz) from Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil

DESCRIPTION:No. 43062
Mineral:Rutile and Hematite in Smoky Quartz (Rutilated Quartz)
Locality:Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Description:Polished smoky quartz with inclusions of golden needle-like rutile crystals up to 10 mm long twinned at 60° angles in epitactic orientation to dark metallic hematite crystals up to 80mm at the center of the specimen.
Overall Size:4x3x1.5 cm
Crystals:3-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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