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Titanite var. Sphene from Gletsch, Furka Pass, Canton Wallis, Switzerland

 
Titanite var. Sphene from Gletsch, Furka Pass, Canton Wallis, Switzerland

DESCRIPTION:No. 45336
Mineral:Titanite var. Sphene
Locality:Gletsch, Furka Pass, Canton Wallis, Switzerland
Description:Euhedral translucent yellow-green sphene crystals, a variety of the mineral species titanite, fully crystallized on all sides with no point of attachment - a floater. The crystal surfaces are pitted where actinolite inclusions dissolved away. Ex. R. Theodore Hurr collection
Overall Size:27x8x2 mm
Crystals:27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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