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Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
1.2 × 3.5 × 0.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.50cm
Description

A very nice sharp textbook crystal of green titanate with chlorite inclusions.

A prominent v-shaped re-entry angle beautifully demonstrates the twinning of this crystal.

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