File:Rutilated Quartz Specimen 1 - very rare formation of meteor-like cluster of rutile strands.jpg
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English: Rutilated Quartz Specimen 1 - rare formation of meteor-like cluster of rutile strands |
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Rutilated Quartz is part of the family of Silicate-tectosilicates found as already formed crystals or as stream rounded fragments. Rutilated Quartz contains reddish-brown and/or yellow rutile (titanium dioxide) inclusions that grow in acicular, prismatic, slender strands that look like fine hairs or golden “needles” suspended inside clear quartz. Rutile is a titanium dioxide mineral, and sometimes contains large quantities of iron oxide. When the iron oxide content is high, the rutilated quartz may have needles of gold and red in it, and when the content is lower, it may have a darker, even almost black colour.
Rutilated quartz is found everywhere that quartz is found (that is, all over the world) but has typically been dismissed by people outside the cryptological community as simply being bad quartz, instead of having its own unique powers.
Such is the case for many crystals that contain other crystals within them! The general public dismisses them, but they actually contain surprising powers that are just as meaningful (or potentially even more so) than pure minerals.
Rutilated Quartz is also known as Venus’ hairstone or Angel’s Hair. Alternate Names & Name Spellings: Rutile in Quartz, Golden Hair Quartz, Red Hair Quartz The name Rutile comes from the Latin rules meaning “red” or “glowing.”
Rutile and quartz are rated at different levels of hardness on the Mohs scale, Quartz hardness is rated at 7 and Rutile rated at 6-6.5.
Rutilated Quartz has a vitreous lustre and is generally transparent to nearly opaque depending on the number of rutile needles found within the stone. Rutilated Quartz is found in Russia, Australia, Brazil, Madagascar, and in the USA.
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