Rutile

  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
 
  
Brilliantly lustrous hematite with radiating, straw-like crystals of golden rutile.
Origin: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Sample size: 4.7 x 3.2 x 0.6 cm (top/2nd row), 5.6 x 3.8 x 3.4 cm (3rd/4th row), 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.5 cm (5th row), 5.2 x 4 x 2.1 cm (6th row), 4.8 x 3.2 x 0.5 cm (7th row), 6.2 x 4.1 x 2.8 cm (8th row), 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.4 cm (9th row), 4.3 x 3.1 x 0.8 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
Origin: Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, U.S.A.
Ex. Marty Lewadny collection
Sample size: 4.0 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
 
  
Rutile on hematite
Origin: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Sample size: 2.5 x 2.1 x .6 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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