词条 | rutile |
释义 | rutile mineral ![]() Rutile is an accessory mineral in igneous rocks but is more common in schists and gneisses; it also occurs in pegmatites and crystallized limestones and is common in detrital deposits. Microscopic needles of rutile are widespread in clays, shales, and slates. Rutile is mined from apatite veins in the Gjerstadvatnet and Vegårshei regions of Norway. It is widespread in the Alps and, in the United States, is abundant in Magnet Cove, Ark.; central Virginia; and on Shooting Creek, N.C. For detailed physical properties, see oxide mineral (table). Rutile often forms microscopic oriented inclusions in other minerals; these are responsible for the asterism shown by some phlogopite, rose quartz, ruby, and sapphire. Quartz that contains long, delicate, translucent rutile needles is called rutilated quartz (Venus's-hairstone), or Venus's-hairstone; it has been used as an ornamental stone since ancient times and was particularly prized in England and France during the 18th century. Intergrown netlike or reticulated aggregates of rutile in quartz are called sagenite (from the Greek word for “net”). Hairlike crystals of rutile not included in quartz are rare; the quartz crystals mechanically enclose the rutile during growth. Most fine-quality rutilated quartz comes from Minas Gerais, Braz.; Madagascar; Hanover, N.H.; and northern Vermont. |
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