Description
This rutile on hematite is from Novo Horizonte in Bahia, Brazil. This locale is famous for the rutilated quartz and rutile on hematite specimens found there. Hematite and rutile are both oxides. This specimen consists of a partial hematite crystal with sprays of elongated golden rutile crystals growing off both sides. This piece measures approximately 1 3/4 x 9/16 x 3/16 inches or 45 x 14 x 4 mm
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