Rutile strands as fine as an angel’s golden hair ‘scratch’ the transparent crystalline sheen of rutilated quartz making it more resistant. The naturally irregular, sublime surface is a decorative ...
Geochemical and mineralogical investigations of Hadean zircons, including oxygen isotopes 2,3,4, fission Xe 5,6, zircon thermometry 7,8, Lu–Hf 9,10, Sm–Nd 11,12, trace elements 13 and mineral ...