rutilatedadj.
/ˈruːtᵻleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˈrudlˌeɪdᵻd/ Mineralogy.
Of quartz: containing inclusions of rutile, usually in the form of needles.
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1849 Proc. 1st Meeting Amer. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 426 Erratic masses of rutilated quartz had, from time to time, been found in Waterbury.
1896 Science 29 May 819/2 Recently [in New Zealand] they have discovered some immense masses of rolled, rutilated quartz, weighing from 10 to 30 pounds each.
1955 R. M. Pearl How to know Minerals & Rocks 88 Needlelike red crystals of rutile are common as inclusions in quartz, which is then known as rutilated quartz.
1998 Lapidary Jrnl. Oct. 150/1 Fine gem materials available to amateur lapidaries include nephrite, fire agate, iridescent obsidian, blue chalcedony, plume agate, rutilated quartz..and sugilite.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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