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Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Kristallwand, Frosnitz Valley, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 1.8 × 1.8 cm
Description

Intense colored, twinned titanite crystal attractively set on matrix! Usually titanite from Austria is green and from Salzburg county - this one is from a small discovery in Tyrol and shows a wonderful mix of green and brown color-tones. All edges are sharp, all faces lustrous!

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