3.15" Rutilated Smoky Quartz Crystal - Brazil

This is a rutilated smoky quartz crystal that was collected from Brazil. It measures 3.15" wide and contains sprays of golden rutile throughout the crystal. The dark grey, lustrous mineral that can be found around portions of this crystal is hematite.

Rutilated quartz is a form of quartz characterized by needle-like inclusions of rutile within the quartz crystal. These inclusions mostly look golden, but they also can look silver, copper red, or deep black.

Rutile is a titanium dioxide mineral, and sometimes contains large quantities of iron oxide.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Quartz var. Smoky & Rutile
LOCATION
Brazil
SIZE
3.15" wide
ITEM
#172992