Ilmenite

A nice platey crystal of ilmenite perched on andesine(?).
Origin: Boral Limited quarry, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Sample size: field of view 2 mm
Sample owner: Keith & Margaret Brown
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Steve Sorrell

Crocoite.com

 

  
Origin: Magnet Cove, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Ex. Willard Perkin collection
Sample size: 16 x 5 x 23 mm
 
  
Ilmenite with albite
Origin: Baghicha, Gilgit-Skardu Road, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Sample size: 7 x 4.5 x 3.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  
Origin: Zegi Mountain, Khyber, Pakistan
Sample size: 2.2 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

  
 
  
Origin: Froland, Norway
Ex. Richard Hauck collection
Sample size: 5.7 x 4.7 x 4.5 cm (top/2nd row), 4.1 x 4.1 x 3.8 cm (bottom)
 
  
Ilmenite on smoky quartz
Ilmenite on smoky quartz, with ferberite and topaz
Origin: Erongo Mountains, Namibia
Ex. Charlie Key collection
Sample size: 9 x 7 x 5 cm (top/2nd row), 7 x 6 x 4 cm (bottom)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

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