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Titanite

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Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Felber Valley, Mittersill, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 1.6 × 0.9 cm
Description

A very special specimen and of high relevance for alpine collectors. The dimension is remarkable for mineral and locality. The twinned crystal is undamaged and developed as floater. The edges are sharp all over, the faces are glossy with intergrown chlorite inside the crystal. Such crystals are very rare and hard to obtain. Undamaged.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Titanite

Formula: 
CaTi(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Titanite occurrence, Hauzenberg, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany