“A silvery-black blade of rutile from Mont Saint-Hilaire. Photo is 2.5 mm in length. Associated minerals include pyrite, albite and elpidite. Specimen and photo: Steve Stuart. Update- April 3, 2011: The following message thread relates to the ID as brookite versus rutile. http://www.mindat.org/mesg-106-218829.html Changed ID to rutile- April 19, 2011. See thread link above.”

“The same brookite blade but with different lighting. Photo is 2.5 mm in length. Specimen and photo: Steve Stuart.”

“This is the host specimen for the brookites found within the florets of the broccoli-like structure. The specimen is about 75 mm (3 inches in its longest dimension. The elpidite fluoresces green under SW UV light. The albite fluoresces red. Photo and specimen: Steve Stuart. Update- April 3, 2011: The following message thread relates to the ID as brookite versus rutile. http://www.mindat.org/mesg-106-218829.html ”