Mineral Specimen #6176 Rutile and Muscovite variety: Fuchsite Included in Phantom Quartz
Junco district, Malacacheta, Minas Gerais, Brazil
10.6 x 5.2 x 4.7 cm
4.2 x 2 x 1.9 in
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A cluster of elongated phantom Quartz crystals with included bright green Fuchsite and long, needle like, reddish brown crystals of Rutile. The crystals are transparent with exception of the well defined phantoms which have a very light greenish tint.
Condition: Good
Flaws: One of the Quartz is broken just below the termination. The break was along the plane of a Fuchsite crystal which is now exposed.
This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From Brazil | Oxides and Hydroxides | Quartz | Phyllosilicates | Minerals with Inclusions | Minerals Priced Between 50 and 99 Dollars