Rutile inlcuded Quartz (ex Rolando Gioia Collection)

Item Description

This piece features a single, sharp, lustrous, GEM quality crystal of Quartz which hosts a predominant beautiful golden needle of Rutile floating inside. If you look closely, you can see small, incredibly thin reticulated crystals of Rutile in a "Sagenite"-like form flaring off the main Rutile. An attractive thumbnail piece from this famous locality which have produced some of the most well-known Rutile included Quartz specimens extant. From the collection of Rolando Gioia (a contributor to new definitive book on Brazilian minerals: "Minerais e Pedras Preciosas do Brasil").