| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Rutile on Ankerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 69459 |
| Mineral: | Rutile on Ankerite |
| Locality: | Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina |
| Description: | Rhombohedral translucent brown ankerite crystals to 15 mm with reticulated translucent red rutile crystals embedded in the surfaces. The reticulated structure of the cuprite crystals is due to repeated twinning at 60° angles. Collected ca. 1980 |
| Overall Size: | 2.5x2x1.3 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 15 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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