Talk:Rutile Twins/@comment-31482708-20170604231716/@comment-31509668-20170702210730

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Rutile Twins: And then there's us.

Steven: You mean, you're not a fusion?

Rutile Twins: We're just a Rutile that came out wrong.

Nothing in the episode says that the Rutile Twins' holes were too close together resulting in a fusion. The Rutile Twins deny that they are a fusion. Crystal twinningis a common phenomenon in crystallography to which rutile crystals are particularly prone. Twinning is even referenced in the Gemology section of this article. The picture of a twinned rutile crystal is virtually identical to the Rutile Twins' gemstone.

Is there some reason why crystal twinning is a less acceptable explanation for the Rutile Twins than a forced fusion resulting from an implantation error? I would think the creators were aware of crystal twinning when doing their research on rutile for the creation of this character.