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Rutile Crystals on matrix - Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 1.5 cm- 20.8 g - (1)

Rutile Crystals on matrix - Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 1.5 cm- 20.8 g - (1)

Sample composed of quartz, rutile, and hematite. This is a classic combination, mainly extracted in the famous Novo Horizonte area in Bahia, Brazil. The Quartz Matrix components constitute the transparent and smoky crystalline base of the piece. Rutile, visible in the form of acicular needles of metallic golden-yellow color, arranged radially (the so-called "rutile stars"), and hematite represents the dark gray or metallic black base, with a lamellar (blade-like) structure from which rutile crystals originate and grow epitaxially. Measurements: 5x3.5x1.5 cm Weight: 20.8 g Shipping via express courier (tracking)

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Rutile Crystals on matrix - Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 1.5 cm- 20.8 g - (1)