rutilated

[root-l-ey-tid]

adjective

Mineralogy.

1. containing fine, embedded needles of rutile.

rutilated

/ ˈruːtɪˌleɪtɪd /

adjective

1. (of minerals, esp quartz) containing needles of rutile

Word History and Origins

Origin of rutilated¹

1885–90; < Latin rutilāt ( us ) (past participle of rutilāre; rutilant, -ate ¹ ) + -ed ²

Example Sentences

She agreed to the first price the furrier offered her and dumped the gold coins into her purse beside a piece of rutilated quartz and the last few rubies from a necklace she’d stolen in Liccaro.

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Then Archer pulled out the piece of rutilated quartz she’d given him.

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Sefia held up the rutilated quartz.

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Digging into the pocket of her vest, she fished out her coin purse and dumped its contents into her palm: some gold colbies, an uncut tourmaline, and a piece of rutilated quartz as long as her thumb.

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