Rutile Photos
Cochise College               
Photos of Minerals
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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rutile crystals in quartz-1
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Rutile is titanium oxide.  One of the crystal forms that it takes is that of slender needles (acicular)
embedded in large quartz crystals.  Its color can range from yellow to red, reddish brown to black
with a submetallic luster.  More massive forms of rutile are the major source for titanium.  Highly
purified rutile (titanium oxide) is a white pigment that is used in paint, whitening toothpastes, and
even white-colored jelly beans.
 

rutile                                                                                                                                                 9a
Photo is copyright free only for non-commercial educational uses.
Just credit photo to R.Weller/Cochise College.

Mineral specimen courtesy of Douglass Minerals
 Dave and Liz Douglass
 10985 N. Poinsettia Drive, Tucson, Arizona 85737
 (520) 742-0294
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