Cochise College     Photo of the Month

                          Geology Home Page                October 2005

                          Roger Weller, geology instructor

                          wellerr@cochise.edu
                                  copyright 2005-R.Weller
 

rutilated quartz-"Venus hairstone"
Brazil
The mineral rutile forms thin, hair-like yellow crystals embedded in clear quartz.  Its appearance of yellow-blond hair provides its nickname of "Venus hairstone".


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