Rutile

Rutile cyclic twin

Origin: Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas, U.S.A.

Sample size: 24 x 28 x 15 mm

Origin: Hiddenite, North Carolina, U.S.A.

Ex. Scott Williams collection

Sample size: 2.5 x 3 x 28 mm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

Rutile with hematite

Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Sample size: 3.0 x 3.0 x 0.3 cm

Rutile twin

Origin: Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia, U.S.A.

Ex. Marily Dodge collection

Sample size: 2.9 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm

Rutile with hematite

Origin: Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil

Sample size: 3.7 x 3.5 x 2.7 cm (top/2nd row), 5.9 x 4.5 x 0.6 cm (3rd/4th/bottom row)

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

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