specimen
Turgite
Details
ColorsPurple, Blue
SizeExtra large
Dimensions20.5 x 14.9 x 7.8 cm
Species
Description
In addition to its fine rutiles, Graves Mountain is known for these turgites due to their spectral array of pretty colors. Sometimes they are iridescent, depending on the luster, but this very large specimen has a more flat luster with the purple and blue hues arrayed in bands across the surface.

Origin: Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., Georgia, USA

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Unknown owner

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Earth

Graves Mountain, Georgia, USA