Brilliantly lustrous
hematite
with radiating, straw-like crystals of golden rutile.
Origin: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Origin: Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil, South America
Sample size: 3.3 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm (top), 4.5 x 3.8 x 1 cm (2nd row), 3.4 x 3 x
2.1 cm (3rd/4th row), 3.2 x 2.9 x 0.4 cm (5th/bottom row)
This is a very large rutile crystal. The crystal is actually a twin, but it is
difficult to get this to show up in the photographs.
Origin: Graves Mountain, Georgia, U.S.A.
Ex. Keith Hayes coll.
Sample size: 11.4 x 11.3 x 7.2 cm
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