Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda West, Ullensvang, Vestland, Norway

4.0 x 2.1 x 2.0 cm. Lustrous anatase crystals to 1.2 cm are artfully embedded on and in a beautiful, water-clear smoky quartz crystal from Hardangervidda, Norway. The striking, large anatase, partially on and in the smoky is certainly the focal point of this very showy specimen. Dr. Hansen obviously prized this specimen, which he obtained in a ...

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6.3 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm. Lustrous anatase crystals to 3 mm are artfully embedded on and in a beautiful, water-clear smoky quartz crystal from Hardangervidda, Norway. Most of the anatase crystals are on two sides of the smoky and are the focal point of this very showy specimen. The main sidecar crystal at the base is fully terminated. Dr. Hansen ...

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A beautiful specimen with anatase and quartz.

Two crystals of bipyramidal anatase, with clear horizontal stripes, gray blue, on chlorite group.

Perhaps the two best anatase samples in the world? The photo is so poor, compared to how these two samples are in real life, standing in the mineral collection in the Geological Museum of Oslo. The largest sample to the right is about 50 cm lomg! Both have several hundred anatases to almost 1 cm on nice rock crystals. Both samples are from ...

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Sharp, translucent blue-brown anatase crystals up to 5 mm on a flawless, transparent 5 cm smoky quartz crystal. Under magnification the anatase are exquisite, but some are incomplete. See article: Anatase From Norway in MR 7-8/77. Ex. R. D. O'Donnell collection #G-51. Overall size of mineral specimen: 5x1.5x1 cm. Size of individual crystals: 1-5 ...

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Anatase crystals on a Japan law twin quartz crystal. The crystal is not broken, but has a contact surface. The quartz crystal has inclusions of small anatase crystals, fluid inclusions (probably water) with gas phase and a few very small rutile crystals. Size: H:2,4cm x W:2,3cm x D:0,5cm. The anatase up to 9 mm. Photo & Collection: Egil ...

This is one of the finer specimens of this mineral combination I have seen in recent years. Lustrous, deep blue-black crystals of anatase, to .75 cm, are aesthetically arranged on a transparent, gem crystal of colorless quartz, which measures 4 cm, in length. 4.3 x 2 x 1.9 cm

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A really elegant example of this classic Norwegian combo, with small (to 3 mm), very sharp anatase crystals on and embedded in an exceptionally sharp and gemmy, slightly smoky quartz crystal. 6.5 x 2.5 x 2.1 cm

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A "close-up" of the left sample, showing how rich it is in anatase. Sorry for the real bad quality. One day when I get a better camera... Perhaps the two best anatase samples in the world? The photo is so poor, compared to how these two samples are in real life, standing in the mineral collection in the Geological Museum of Oslo. The largest ...

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Anatase on quartz, 25 x 9 x 8 mm., Matskorhae, Hordaland, Norway. K. Nash specimen (No. 213) & image.

A showy and aesthetic specimen of lustrous, metallic anatase crystals to 5 mm on or within a transparent, lustrous quartz crystal from from a famous Norwegian locality. This specimen would be worth a fortune, if not for the quartz termination ding. 3.0 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm

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This is a very nice and old specimen of Anatase on quartz. Specimen size 4x1cm. The crystal size 6mm. Photo and Collection; Jorge M. Alves.

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Anatase crystals on quartz and as inclusions in the quartz crystals. Size: H:6cm x W:4,5cm x D:1,5cm. The anatase crystals are up to 7 mm. Photo & Collection: Egil Hollund

A neat single terminated gemmy smoky quartz crystal without matrix. There are a couple of dark blue anatase crystals to 0.4 cm present. Microscopic level chipping on the termination of the quartz crystal is present but not seen with my naked eye; one area of chipping is present on the side of the quartz crystal. Ex Dawn and Jim Minette collection. ...

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Anatase crystals on quartz and as inclusions in the quartz crystals. Size: H:8cm x W:10cm x D:2,5cm. The anatase crystals are up to 7 mm. Photo & Collection: Egil Hollund

130.0 x 100.0 x 40.0 mm overall. Hundreds of shiny black Anatase to 1.3 cm thickly cover a plate of clear Quartz crystals to 3.3 cm. Several prominent Quartz crystals are doubly terminated. Although a couple of Quartz crystals are broken, they are not obvious and don't detract from this high quality specimen. Plates like this are very rare.

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Anatase crystals growing on a quartz crystal. Specimen from the collection of Bob Sulivan. Scale at bottom of image is an inch with a rule at one cm.

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Blue anatase crystals growing on quartz crystals. Size: H:5cm x W:7cm x D:4cm. The anatase crystals are up to 8 mm. Photo & Collection: Egil Hollund

A typical small and very rich Specimen from this good location. The Anatse is blue and very gemmy. The smaller ones are fully transparent. The Quartz is 2.3 centimeters long. Anatases up to 6 mm.

5.5 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm. A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring small, yet excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on an absolutely transparent, razor sharp, highly lustrous, very slightly smoky Quartz crystal.

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3.4 x 1.6 x 1.3 cm. Lustrous anatase crystals to 7 mm are artfully embedded on and in a beautiful, water-clear quartz crystal from Hardangervidda, Norway. Trivial edge wear on and near the quartz termination and to the termination of the large anatase crystal is certainly not detracting, as you can see. Dr. Hansen obviously prized this specimen, ...

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9.3 x 2.6 x 2.8 cm. This is a stunning, complete all-around and water-clear, slightly smoky quartz crystal that is festooned with lustrous anatase crystals to 9 mm. It is from the classic locale of from Hardangervidda, Norway. The anatase crystals are embedded both on and within the smoky quartz, uncommon for the locality. Ex. Dr. Gary Hansen, ...

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6.3 x 2.6 x 2.1 cm. Lustrous anatase crystals to 3 mm are artfully embedded on and in a beautiful, water-clear smoky quartz crystal from Hardangervidda, Norway. Most of the anatase crystals are on two sides of the smoky and are the focal point of this very showy specimen. The main sidecar crystal at the base is fully terminated. Dr. Hansen ...

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3.7 x 2.3 x 1.3 cm. Lustrous anatase crystals to 7 mm are artfully embedded on and in an aesthetic, jackstraw cluster of water-clear quartz crystals from Hardangervidda, Norway. Ex. Dr. Gary Hansen, Smithsonian Institution and Geology Museum at the University of Oslo Collections.

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7.2 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm. A dramatic plate of water-clear, smoky quartz crystals combined with lustrous anatase crystals from Hardangervidda, Norway. The striking highlights of this piece are certainly the centrally placed. A 2.6 cm smoky studded with anatase crystals up to 1.2 cm long and the fine, 9 mm, doubly terminated anatase on smoky quartz right ...

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3.0 x 1.6 x 1.2 cm. A superb, complete all-around and pristine, water-clear, smoky quartz crystal studded with lustrous anatase crystals to 9 mm from Hardangervidda, Norway. The anatase crystals are embedded both on and within the smoky quartz. Ex. Dr. Gary Hansen, Smithsonian, and University of Oslo Collections. Dr. Hansen obtained this piece in ...

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1.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm. A very sharp, doubly terminated anatase crystal from the Jaime Bird Collection. This pristine crystal has brilliant lustre, is well-striated and is covered in micro rutile crystals. The mid-1970s Hamel Mining label states "Tysse" as the locality. Tysse is not a locality for anatase but a place-name of an area in the Community ...

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5.6 x 2.0 x 1.9 cm. Lustrous anatase crystals to 8 mm are artfully embedded on and in a striking, striated, water-clear and uncommon smoky quartz crystal from Hardangervidda, Norway. The large anatase is beautifully placed. This is a superb and aesthetic anatase and smoky quartz specimen. Dr. Gary Hansen obtained this piece in a small lot trade ...

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Anatase on Quartz Blue-black Anatase crystals to 9 mm. on a doubly terminated Quartz crystal. A Bob Sullivan specimen.

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Rich specimen of anatase on quartz from the classic Hardangervidda locality. Exhibited in the "World Class" Young Mineral Collectors spotlight case at the 2020 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Illustrated in The Mineralogical Record (2020), Vol. 51, No. 3, pg. 520. My photo, edit by Erin Delventhal.

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5.5 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm. A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring small, yet excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on an absolutely transparent, razor sharp, highly lustrous, very slightly smoky Quartz crystal.

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A neat single terminated gemmy smoky quartz crystal without matrix. There are a couple of dark blue anatase crystals to 0.4 cm present. Microscopic level chipping on the termination of the quartz crystal is present but not seen with my naked eye; one area of chipping is present on the side of the quartz crystal. Ex Dawn and Jim Minette collection. ...

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A loose deep metallic blue anatase crystal measuring 2.0 x 1.0 x 0.5 cm. Very slight chipping is present as seen in the second photo. A good large crystal for the species. Ex Dawn and Jim Minette specimen. Ref: The Mineralogical Record: 8: 266-271.

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A beautiful specimen with anatase and quartz.

A 40 cm specimen of quartz crystals covered with dark blue crystals of anatase to 1 cm from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda, Norway on display at the Natural History Museum in Oslo.

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9.3 x 2.6 x 2.8 cm. This is a stunning, complete all-around and water-clear, slightly smoky quartz crystal that is festooned with lustrous anatase crystals to 9 mm. It is from the classic locale of from Hardangervidda, Norway. The anatase crystals are embedded both on and within the smoky quartz, uncommon for the locality. Ex. Dr. Gary Hansen, ...

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An outstanding anatase on smoky quartz from a well-known find in the 1970's at Matskorhae, Hardangervidda, Norway! This specimen features a superb, alpine-quality smoky quartz crystal, measuring just over 9 cm tall, and studded with doubly-terminated anatase crystals. These Norwegian anatase are highly sought after, especially when associated with ...

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Remarkable specimen of quartz with anatase from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda, Norway Collected in 1985 Photo & collection Øivind Thoresen 2014

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7.2 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm. A dramatic plate of water-clear, smoky quartz crystals combined with lustrous anatase crystals from Hardangervidda, Norway. The striking highlights of this piece are certainly the centrally placed. A 2.6 cm smoky studded with anatase crystals up to 1.2 cm long and the fine, 9 mm, doubly terminated anatase on smoky quartz right ...

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3.5 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring a 1.1 cm, excellent sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystal on a very gemmy, slightly smoky sharp, lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the Anatase is slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others. Good anatase specimens from Norway are next ...

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5.5 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on very gemmy, slightly smoky sharp, lustrous Quartz crystal matrix. When backlit, the Anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue Anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal ...

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Crystals of anatase on and included in quartz from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda West, Vestland, Norway.

© Knut Eldjarn

5.5 x 1.6 x 1.0 cm A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on very gemmy, slightly smoky sharp, lustrous Quartz crystal matrix. When backlit, the Anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue Anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal ...

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Very sharp Anatase crystals, a lot of them doubly terminated, very bright with bluish reflections and implanted on a matrix of slightly smoky Quartz crystals.An European classic that was in the Leif Engman collection.Hardangervidda, Hordaland, NorwaySpecimen size: 6.8 × 6.3 × 1.8 cm = 2.7” × 2.5” × 0.7”Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = ...

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Clear quartz point 4.5 cm in length, generously studded with deep blue anatase crystals to 7 mm. The anatase crystals are translucent when backlit and preferentially coat two of the quartz prism faces, which also happen to be the only two that are frosted. Significant ding in the termination of the quartz, but the anatase crystals are nearly all ...

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4.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring small sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystals on very gemmy, slightly smoky, sharp, lustrous Quartz crystal matrix. Please note that the main Quartz crystal is broken. When backlit, the Anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue Anatase, not brown or black like ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

A single 1.9 cm tall Quartz crystal has numerous dark blue micro crystals of Anatase attached to the surface of the Quartz crystal. The largest Anatase crystal is double terminated, and 1.3 cm in length. No matrix. Personal collection of Sharon Cisneros.

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1.8 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals measuring up to 7 mm on a very gemmy, sharp, lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. Good Anatase specimens ...

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"Waiting so long" It was since my holiday in 2000, when crossing Hardangervidda I found no trace of crystals nor rock shops, that I was waiting to have in my collection an Anatase of there, here in Italy uncommon or very expensive. It took to me 18 years to find this small but satisfying specimen, with some metallic Anatase crystals typically ...

3.3 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm.

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6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm. Good anatase ...

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3.5 x 1.1 x 0.7 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring a 1.1 cm, excellent sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystal on a very gemmy, slightly smoky sharp, lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the Anatase is slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others. Good anatase specimens from Norway are next ...

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Circa 1970s

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More than fifty sharp, secondary, blue-black terminated Anatase crystals are scattered over a thin plate of Quartz crystals, with very little rock matrix. Collected circa 1982 by Dr. Knut Eldjarn.

© Eugene & Sharon Cisneros

6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm. Good anatase ...

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4.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring small sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystals on very gemmy, slightly smoky, sharp, lustrous Quartz crystal matrix. Please note that the main Quartz crystal is broken. When backlit, the Anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue Anatase, not brown or black like ...

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Dark Anatase crystals on Quartz from this classic locality.

© Jeff Tackett 2020

6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm. Good anatase ...

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3.3 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm.

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4.3 x 2.7 x 2.2 cm A classic Norwegian Anatase specimen featuring small sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystals on very gemmy, slightly smoky, sharp, lustrous Quartz crystal matrix. Please note that the main Quartz crystal is broken. When backlit, the Anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue Anatase, not brown or black like ...

© Brian Kosnar - Mineral Classics

3.3 x 1.1 x 1.0 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm.

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Very sharp Anatase crystals, a lot of them doubly terminated, very bright with bluish reflections and implanted on a matrix of slightly smoky Quartz crystals.An European classic that was in the Leif Engman collection.Hardangervidda, Hordaland, NorwaySpecimen size: 6.8 × 6.3 × 1.8 cm = 2.7” × 2.5” × 0.7”Main crystal size: 1.2 × 0.5 cm = ...

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This is a small group of pale smoky quartz crystals up to 42 mm long, with a single, sharp, black anatase crystal to 6 mm.

© P. Nicholson

6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm. Good anatase ...

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Anatase crystals on a quartz crystal from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda, Vestland, Norway.

© Knut Eldjarn

6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm. Good anatase ...

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6.1 x 4.2 x 3.2 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals on a very gemmy lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. The largest crystal measures up to 6 mm. Good anatase ...

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1.8 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals measuring up to 7 mm on a very gemmy, sharp, lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. Good Anatase specimens ...

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"Norwegian Africa" Africa-shaped white Quartz specimen from a well-known Norwegian ancient finding, with a showy dipyramidal dark metallic Anatase… placed in the position of Libya. Specimen size 4x3x1,5 cm. Bought at St.-Vincent Mineral Fair, 2022. Photo and collection Alessandro Cantamessa (#2309).

Crystals of anatase on a crystal of quartz from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda, Vestland, Norway.

© Knut Eldjarn

1.8 x 1.1 x 0.9 cm. A classic Norwegian anatase specimen featuring excellent sapphire blue color, sharp, lustrous crystals measuring up to 7 mm on a very gemmy, sharp, lustrous quartz crystal. When backlit, the anatase crystals are slightly gemmy and these are true blue anatase, not brown or black like many others out there. Good Anatase specimens ...

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Crystals of anatase on and included in a crystal of quartz from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda, Vestland, Norway.

© Knut Eldjarn

Transparent (internally flawless) pale smoky quartz crystal with many translucent blue grey diapyramidal anatase crystals to 7 millimeters included in the crystal surface. The quartz crystal has an unusual banded textured zones on the surface.

Crystals of anatase on a crystal of quartz from Matskorhæ, Hardangervidda West, Vestland, Norway.

© Knut Eldjarn