Titanite

Specimen ID: 126-X27

Mineral(s)
Titanite : CaTi(SiO4)O
Locality
Mindat locality:
Dimensions
34mm x 12mm x 4mm
Events

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Sphene twinned on (100) with unusual flat prismatic habit and remarkable pleochroism This crystal was understood after a brainstorming: Forms Involved in Titanite Crystal
José Zendrera - 14th May 2011

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Opposite side with white background that highlights needle inclusions Interfacial angle between frontal and shiny face is 34º (+/-1º)
José Zendrera - 5th November 2020

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Lateral view from one and other side Interfacial angle between faces in front edges is 113º (+/- 1º) in both cases Twinned or single crystal? elucidation in Forms Involved in Titanite Crystal
José Zendrera - 18th January 2022

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Diagonal views from one side ...
José Zendrera - 18th January 2022

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... and from the other side
José Zendrera - 18th January 2022

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Above: View from the elongated axis (c-axis) Note that left side seems thicker because it's closer, faces up and down are parallel Below: Seen perpendicular to the upper edge Fracture or termination? ... the answer in: Forms Involved in Titanite Crystal
José Zendrera - 18th January 2022

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Pleochroic when backlit by the polarized light of a computer screen Same camera setting, no photoshopping
José Zendrera - 23rd January 2022

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Crystal faces and twinning were understood after a brainstorming: Forms Involved in Titanite Crystal Crystal scheme drawn by Pete Richards
José Zendrera - 9th September 2022
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