| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from North Carolina > Rutile on Muscovite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 25220 |
| Mineral: | Rutile on Muscovite |
| Locality: | Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina |
| Description: | Thin crystals of dark red rutile in a depression on the side of a cluster of greenish muscovite mica crystals. The rutile crystals are partly embedded in the muscovite and most are incomplete. The muscovite is neon-green when viewed on edge. |
| Overall Size: | 3x3x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-9 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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