rutilated, a. Min.
(ˈruːtɪleɪtɪd)
[f. rutile + -ate2 + -ed2.]
Of quartz: containing needles of rutile. Cf. sagenite.
| 1889 in Rep. Min. Ind. U.S. (1892) 675 Smoky quartz, Gold quartz, Rutilated quartz. 1977 A. Hallam Planet Earth 136 Rutilated quartz contains orientated needles of rutile. |