Rutile
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Rutile is an oxide mineral composed of titanium dioxide, and is the most common natural form of TiO2. Rarer polymorphs of TiO2 are known, including anatase, akaogiite, and brookite.
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Rutile in quartz
Milled rutile
Acicular crystals of rutile protruding from a quartz crystal
Rutilated quartz
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Rutilated quartz is a variety of quartz which contains acicular inclusions of rutile. It is used for gemstones. These inclusions mostly look golden, but they also can appear silver, copper red or blac
Rutile
…volume of the three main polymorphs, it is generally the primary titanium-bearing phase in most high-pressure metamorphic rocks, chiefly eclogites. Rutile in quartz Within the igneous environment, rutile is a common accessory mineral in plutonic igneous rocks. However, it is also found occasionally in extrusive…
Rutilated quartz used as a gemstone