Excellent partially exposed Rutile crystals with some iridescence, var. Sagenite, Quartz. Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1.5 by 1.5 inches. Too large for a perky box. Weight 31.6 grams.
The original definition of the name Sagenite was made by Horace Bénédict de Saussure in 1796.
"These small crystals usually cross at the same angles, so as to form a mesh-like network of parallelograms; it seemed proper to me because of this singular property to provide this stone a name; I have named it Sagenite, from the Greek & Latin word sagena, which means net."
Excellent partially exposed Rutile crystals with some iridescence, var. Sagenite, Quartz. Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 1.5 by 1.5 inches. Too large for a perky box. Weight 31.6 grams.
The original definition of the name Sagenite was made by Horace Bénédict de Saussure in 1796.
"These small crystals usually cross at the same angles, so as to form a mesh-like network of parallelograms; it seemed proper to me because of this singular property to provide this stone a name; I have named it Sagenite, from the Greek & Latin word sagena, which means net."
