Rutile - collection of 26 rutile crystals in a Riker Mount from Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 62816
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| Mineral: | Rutile - collection of 26 rutile crystals in a Riker Mount
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| Locality: | Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent dark-red rutile crystals mounted in a Riker Mount with old label from Wards. These rutile crystals are found in a weathered pegmatite are most are not terminated. Many of the rutile crystals are complexly twinned. Ex. Robert Drayer collection, originally acquired in 1946 from Wards |
| Overall Size: | 13x10x2 cm Riker Mount |
| Crystals: | 4-25 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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