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  1. Dec 28, 2011, 08:03 AM
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    Rutilated Quartz?

    I have found plenty of quartz in my day but never this. I's guessing Rutilated Quartz?
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  2. Dec 29, 2011, 06:39 AM #2
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    Re: Rutilated Quartz?

    Appears to be, yes.
    Geologists are gneiss, tuff, and a little wacke.
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    Re: Rutilated Quartz?

    Rutilated Qtz is qtz with inclusions of rutile. You can have inclusions of other minerals as well. Typically, rutilated qtz refers to qtz with the "strand-like" inclusions, whether rutile or not.

    Nice find.
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  4. Feb 14, 2012, 07:27 AM #4
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    Re: Rutilated Quartz?

    Your best guess servers you well.. Rutilated Quartz it is in deed.
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