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Rutile (eightling-twin) from Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas

 
Rutile (eightling-twin) from Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas

DESCRIPTION:No. 57804
Mineral:Rutile (eightling-twin)
Locality:Perovskite Hill, Magnet Cove, Hot Spring County, Arkansas
Description:Cyclic twin formation of lustrous black striated rutile crystals with no matrix attached. The rutile eightling-twin formation is twinned on four planes around a common center. The eightling twinning is visible front and rear. Collected in 1977, ex. Clyde Hardin
Overall Size:15x15x11 mm
Crystals:5-7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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