AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Georgia > Rutile (V-twinned crystals) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 81533 |
Mineral: | Rutile (V-twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Graves Mountain (Kyanite Mine), 19.5 km east of Washington, Lincoln County, Georgia |
Description: | Lustrous red-black rutile crystals with remnants of brown limonite on the bottom where they were attached. The rutile crystals are twinned at 60° in V-shaped formation and have a post-crystallization deformation fracture that healed. Good red color. Collected ca. 1990 |
Overall Size: | 4.5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 30-35 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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