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Anatase after Titanite - Sold
- Jones mine
- Zirconia
- Henderson County
- North Carolina
- U.S.A.
- 2.6 × 2.3 × 1.7 cm – Thumbnail specimen (fits into a 2.5 cm cube)
This specimen comes from an altered granitic pegmatite once mined for zircon. A former titanite crystal, 1.7 cm, has changed into pale yellow anatase. Shepard (1856) first noted these pseudomorphs, dubbing them xanthixane. Part of the Charles Trantham (1936-2020) estate.
