Black metallic ilmenite with green titanite displaying a vertical reflection.
Upright black ilmenite specimen with translucent green titanite without reflection.
Macro view of a translucent green titanite crystal next to ilmenite.
Close horizontal view of black ilmenite plates with green titanite.
Detailed macro showing intergrown black ilmenite and yellow green titanite.

Ilmenite with Titanite

Ilmenite – FeTiO3
Elements: Iron, Titanium, Oxygen
Class: Oxides
Crystal System: Trigonal
Hardness: 5-6
Orthoclase
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
About as hard as a steel knife blade.
Titanite – CaTi(SiO4)O
Elements: Calcium, Titanium, Silicon, Oxygen
Class: Silicates – Nesosilicates
Crystal System: Monoclinic
Hardness: 5-5.5
Apatite
Talc (1)Diamond (10)
About as hard as a steel knife blade.
Origin: Campo do Boa Mine, Capelinha Minas Gerais – Brazil

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