Sphene (Titanite) 0.6 CT | Oval Cut Transparent Madagascar
A fresh yellow green tone fills this 0.60 carat sphene, also known as titanite. The oval cut presents an open table and well aligned facets that give a steady return of light despite the gem’s translucent body. Small crystals and fine wisps are visible as natural inclusions and create a soft internal texture while the face remains bright. Luster is vitreous and under a lamp the stone shows the lively dispersion for which sphene is known.
Madagascar’s central highlands host small artisanal workings that yield titanite in modest and irregular quantities. Much rough is either too included or leans brown, so faceted stones with a clean yellow to yellow green hue are not common. Collectors prize sphene for high dispersion and noticeable birefringence which can give a gentle doubling of facet edges at certain angles. A translucent gem of this size with attractive color and a readable inclusion scene is a concise example of the limited and distinctive Malagasy production.
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Sphene (Titanite) 0.6 CT | Oval Cut Translucent Madagascar
SPECIMEN
Sphene (Titanite)
CHEMICAL FORMULA
CaTiSiO5
COLOR
Yellow SIZE
0.60 CT
ORIGIN
Madagascar
MOHS SCALE
5.5
GRADE
Minor inclusions
REFRACTIVE INDEX
nα = 1.843–1.950
nβ = 1.870–2.034
nγ = 1.943–2.110CRYSTAL SYSTEM
Monoclinic
DIAPHANEITY
Translucent
LUSTER
Sub-adamantine and resinuous
TREATMENT
NATURAL
