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2.3" Lustrous Rutile Crystal - Graves Mountain, Georgia
This specimen contains a large, deep red-black rutile crystal with a metallic-like luster, on a rutile-pyrophyllite matrix. The rutile crystal looks to have broken, shifted and resettled while in the mountain, leaving it with a somewhat bent appearance. Many of the faces didn't seem to be affected by this, for a brilliant mirror effect is still present.
Rutile is an oxide mineral composed primarily of TiO2, though iron is a typical chemical variation. It comes in a wide variety of crystal forms, from lustrous metallic-looking crystals and thin straw-like crystals to even deep red crystals with slight translucence. Rutile also forms needle-like inclusion with other minerals, most commonly with quartz. Rarer polymorphs of rutile (TiO2) include anatase and brookite, both of which have unique crystal structures.
SPECIES
Rutile
LOCATION
Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia
SIZE
2.3" long, 1.7" wide. Largest crystal is 1.3" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#47859
