Xanthitane (Anatase pseudomorph after Titanite) (rare locality) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Jones Mine, Zirconia (Tuxedo Station), Henderson County, North Carolina
Small Cabinet, 5.7 x 5.3 x 1.2 cm
Start Time: 02/22/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/01/2018 6:49:31 pm (CST)
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Item Description

Please note that this piece was mistakenly labeled as coming from South Carolina originally, but the correct locality is in North Carolina. Xanthitane is not a species, but a varietal name used for Anatase pseudomorphs after Titanite. The material is exceedingly rare, only found in a few places in the world, and this piece is a fine example of the material featuring dozens of white "rice"-grained-esque crystals of "Xanthitane" measuring up to 8 mm on matrix. Very hard to find on the market, and certainly worth picking up if you collect minerals of the United States. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#5429). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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