AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Georgia > Rutile (twinned crystals) |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 51559 |
Mineral: | Rutile (twinned crystals) |
Locality: | Graves Mountain, 19.5 km east of Washington, Lincoln County, Georgia |
Description: | Twinned crystals of dark red-black rutile twinned in two directions (at right angles to each other) with the twin planes easily visible running through the center. The rutile appears metallic, but is actually translucent red. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection |
Overall Size: | 3x2.5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 25 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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