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Titanite

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Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Kunar Province, Afghanistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.9 × 3.9 × 2.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Description

Numerous nicely twinned and untwinned sphene crystals protrude from a contrasting chalky white matrix. The sphenes are lustrous and bright lime green to brownish in colour. Unusual and very pretty.

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
Vic's Vugh Minerals