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Titanite v. Sphene
Capelinha
Minas Gerais, Brazil
7.2 x 6.2 x 4.4CM (cabinet)
price: $900
Outstanding Sphene cluster that is dominated by a perfect 3.2 CM main crystal. From the earlier Capelinha finds. The color is a rich yellow green and the luster is glassy. All of the crystals on this piece have a surface dusting of tiny diopside crystals. With any backlighting the Sphene really glows. All the major crystals are complete, undamaged by eye. With 10x magnification some minor crystals show damage and there are micro chips, clearly not an issue for display, this is an outstanding example from finds made almost 20 years ago.
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