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Rutilated Quartz Sphere
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Innumerable, fascinating, needle-like golden rutile inclusions appear within this otherwise nearly optically clear quartz sphere. Rutile is the natural mineral form of titanium dioxide that forms as prismatic crystals that can be thin as hairs, as in this fine sphere.
diameter 2 1/2 in.
Innumerable, fascinating, needle-like golden rutile inclusions appear within this otherwise nearly optically clear quartz sphere. Rutile is the natural mineral form of titanium dioxide that forms as prismatic crystals that can be thin as hairs, as in this fine sphere.
diameter 2 1/2 in.
Sold for
US$ 500
inc. premium
Category: Natural History
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