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Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Capelinha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4.4 × 3 × 1.4 cm
Description

the crystal is sharp terminated and highly lustrous all around - it shows intense vibrant apple green to yellow color and a very nice contrast with a few snowy white albite crystals. One of the really good crystals from the locality, which are nearly on same level as alpibe titanite crystals. Will come with old label from 1968. No significant damages to report.

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