Quartz Crystal With Rutile Inclusions
by Roberto De Gugliemo/science Photo Library
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Quartz Crystal With Rutile Inclusions
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Roberto De Gugliemo/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Brownish-yellow, needle-like crystals of rutile (titanium oxide) embedded in a crystal of colourless quartz (silicon oxide). Quartz containing rutile inclusions is known as maiden hair" or rutilated quartz. This specimen measures 6 x 4 cm and was found in Ibitiara, Bahia, Brazil."
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October 2nd, 2018
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