Sphene / Titanite
Acquire exceptional natural sphene (titanite) specimens from the alpine pegmatites of Skardu and the Tormiq Valley. Featuring razor-sharp, twinned wedge-shaped crystals with diamond-like adamantine luster.
Pakistani Titanite (Sphene) Crystals on Matrix
Titanite from northern Pakistan is celebrated for its remarkable adamantine luster and intense optical dispersion (fire), higher even than diamond. Found in alpine metamorphic fissures, these crystals exhibit textbook contact twinning.
Specimen Highlights:
- Locality: Tormiq, Shigar, and Skardu alpine clefts.
- Crystal Color: Deep olive-green, golden-brown, and lime-green twinned crystals perched on albite and epidote matrix.