Titanite

  

Origin: Minas Gerais, Brazil
Erling Collection

Sample size: 3 cm (left), 3.5 x 1 cm (right)

 

  

Origin: Frost Feldspar mine, Carrol Co., Maryland, United States

Sample size: 3 x 2 x 2.5 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dakota Matrix Minerals

 

  

Origin: Haramosh, Asad Kashmir Province, Pakistan

Sample size: 7.5 x 3.8 x 2 cm

 

  

Amber-coloured crystal of titanite (sphene) has grown right on a cluster of diopside crystals.

  

Titanite on diopside crystal

Origin: Alchuri, Baltistan, Pakistan

Sample size: 2.1 x 2 x 1.7 cm (top/2nd row), 2.9 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm (bottom)

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

Titanite var. keilhauite

Origin: Gjerstad, Norway

Sample size: 4 x 4.5 cm

 

Origin: Tyrol, Austria

Sample size: 21 x 9 x 3 mm

 

Titanite with partial coating of chlorite

Origin: Zillertal, Tyrol, Austria

Sample size: 3 x 7 x 19 mm

 

Origin: Faraday mine, Bancroft, Ontario, Canada

Sample size: 4 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm

 

  

Titanite on albite

Origin: Dassu, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, Pakistan

Sample size: 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm

 

  

Excellent lime green sharp twinned crystals of titanite to 2 cm in length and doubly terminated set on a  matrix with colourless adularia crystals.

Origin: Tormiq, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan

Sample size: 5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

  

Chrome titanite on kämmererite

Origin: Sarani, Ural Mountains, Russia

Sample size: 4.2 x 3 x 2.3 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

John Veevaert, Trinity Mineral Co

Trinityminerals.com

 

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