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Titanite var. Sphene on Calcite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

 
Titanite var. Sphene on Calcite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Titanite var. Sphene on Calcite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Titanite var. Sphene on Calcite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

Titanite var. Sphene on Calcite from Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan

DESCRIPTION:No. 8969
Mineral:Titanite var. Sphene on Calcite
Locality:Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Description:Highly lustrous transparent twinned titanite, variety sphene crystals to 15 mm long intermixed with translucent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 12 mm. The titanite crystals have vivid green color and well defined twin planes. Collected in 1998
Overall Size:15x13x4 cm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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