AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Brazil > Quartz with Rutile inclusions and Rutile pseudomorphs after Anatase |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 72996 |
Mineral: | Quartz with Rutile inclusions and Rutile pseudomorphs after Anatase |
Locality: | Cuiabá District, Gouveia, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
Description: | Metallic golden-yellow rutile pseudomorphs after anatase crystals to 12 mm on parallel translucent gray quartz crystals with rutile inclusions. The anatase formed first, altered to needle-like golden rutile crystals, maintaining the shape of the anatase. Collected ca. 1990 |
Overall Size: | 9x3x3 cm |
Crystals: | 4-12 mm pseudos |
Archived: | For reference only |
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