“SEM image of 250 mkm long aggregate of skeletal crystals (dendrite) of native titanium covered by microscopic (nanometer-thick) films of copper sulphide (chalcocite?), rutile and osbornite. Features of polysynthetic twinning are visible on some crystals. Being this micronugget is some larger, it would be able to become a great keychain. :) It remind me Spike-dog from cartoon with a cat on its back... This is part of material described in the article Glavatskih S.F., Gorshkov A.I., e.a. (1992) Natural analogue of α-Titanium in exhalations products of Big Fissure Tolbachik Eruption (Kamchatka). Doklady RAN, 327, №1, pp. 126-130 (in Russian). Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, collection and photo. ”

“The upper spectrum, obtained from the central part of the dendrite, shows minor peaks of Cu and S in ratio close to 2:1 (Cu 0.90, S 0.23 mas.%). Apparently in this place metallic titanium covered by Chalcocite (?) film. The lower spectrum, obtained from the leftmost part (basement) of the dendrite, shows minor peak of nitrogen (2.45 mas.% N). Obviously this part of the sample covered by film of Osbornite TiN. Of course this film is too thin to be investigated quantitatively, but it give its input in summar spectrum. When such films are enough thick and covers significant areas of micronuggets, the later obtains specific golden-yellowish colour visible even under binocular. Larger intencity of cabon peak in this spectrum reflects only more close point of analysis to carbon current-conducted basement of the preparate. Characteristic X-ray mapping shows absence of carbon in composition of the sample. Alas, no Khamrabaevite films over these samples... The leftmost, loop-like end of the dendrite (its termination) in addition to Ti peaks contains only peak of oxigen. Probably this end of specimen was oxidized with formation of Rutile film. This is part of material described in the article Glavatskih S.F., Gorshkov A.I., e.a. (1992) Natural analogue of α-Titanium in exhalations products of Big Fissure Tolbachik Eruption (Kamchatka), - Doklady RAN, 327, №1, pp. 126-130 (in Russian). Pavel M. Kartashov analytical data, collection and photo. ”