Titanite                Mineral Group: SILICATES 
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Titenite
  • CRYSTAL HABIT: prismatic stubby, wedge-shaped
  • Black
  • heavy
  • stubby wedge-shaped shiny crystal with sharp edges

SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Eganville, Ontario, CANADA

  • Titanite can be found in association with other minerals.
  • Here it is found with apatite and calcite.
  • The crystals were found by digging in the forest soil until bedrock was reached.

SPECIMEN ORIGIN: Eganville, Ontario, CANADA
   
   

 

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