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Native Titanium & Osbornite

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Native Titanium & Osbornite

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Description
Locality: 
Tolbachik Volcano, Kamchatka Krai, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Micromount (under 1cm)
Size: 
0 × 0 × 0 cm
Description

You are bidding on a fully analyzed dendrite of extremely rare native titanium with a thin rind of osbornite. From the Pavel Kartashov collection and the specimen was studied by him. 

Comes with complete analysis (see analysis tab above) and the white bearer measures 1cm for scale. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Titanium

Formula: 
Ti
Strunz: 
1.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Hexagonal
Hardness: 
4.0
Streak: 
Black
Type Locality: 
Orebody 31 (Chromite deposit 31), Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine), Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet Autonomous Region, China...

Osbornite

Formula: 
TiN
Strunz: 
1.BC.15
Hardness: 
8.5
Type Locality: 
The Bustee meteorite, Gorakhpur, Basti District, Basti Division, Uttar Pradesh, India
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Native Titanium & Osbornite
Analysis Report - only: Native Titanium & Osbornite
Analysis Report - only: Native Titanium & Osbornite

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