Rutilated Quartz is a transparent Quartz with golden yellow Rutile inclusions that are in hairlike growths. The Rutile inclusions range from thin, sparse, and parallel, to thick, dense, and crisscrossed, and everything in-between. Each Rutilated Quartz gemstone is unique in its pattern of Rutile inclusions.
| Chemical Formula | Quartz: SiO2Rutile: TiO2 |
| Color | Yellow, Brown |
| Hardness | 7 |
| Crystal System | Hexagonal |
| Refractive Index | 1.54Â -Â 1.55 |
| SG | 2.63Â -Â 2.7 |
| Transparency | Transparent to translucent |
| Double Refraction | .009 |
| Luster | Vitreous |
| Cleavage | Indiscernible |
| Mineral Class | Quartz, Rutile |
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