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A Hand-book of Precious Stones

by Meyer D. Rothschild

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Sphene

Sphene or titanite is also a brittle mineral, 5 to 5.5 in hardness; specific gravity, 3.4 to 3.56; transparent, doubly refractive; lustre, adamantine to resinous; colors, brown, gray, yellow, green, black, and colorless; and composition:

Silica31
Titanium oxide41
Lime27
Ferrous oxide1

When transparent in colorless, greenish, or yellow colors, this mineral presents an appearance like the fire opal.

Sphene is found in Switzerland, the Urals, Tyrol, Finland, Wales, Ireland, Germany, Canada, and the United States.

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