Detailed Description A razor-sharp titanite (3.4 cm tall) stands between two dark green diopside crystals. The titanite is in pristine condition to the eye – it is just remarkable. The bottom, on which it sits, is not complete. The proportions on this piece are excellent. For its size, this one is a killer. About These […]

This specimen features beautiful green titanite twins. These crystals are razor-sharp, with bright lustre and good colour. This piece was formerly in the collection of John White and has his collection label with it. In excellent condition, no damage. These are gorgeous titanites!

Razor-sharp, beautiful gemmy brown titanite crystals up to 1.5 cm, nestled in a vug of albite crystals. Super glassy lustre, and nice small sharp lustrous green epidotes provide a great colour accent. In excellent condition – no damage is visible to the eye, and with magnification if you search you can only find one tiny […]

Detailed Description A sharp parallel-growth pair of titanite crystals, with the brown colour in better evidence than with the others. In excellent condition – upon inspection one can see nicks, but they are small when it’s standing in the display case, and are overshadowed by the handsome form of the piece. The bottom area of […]

Detailed Description A sharp, blocky group of essentially-parallel growth titanites. The main crystal has a unique crystal morphology in the upper left region – likely relating to something in the vicinity in the growth environment. In excellent condition – the main top edges are pristine and there are otherwise smal insignificant nicks. A cool, distinctive […]

Detailed Description For its size, this is among the finest Grenville titanites I have seen (in 35 years of collecting them). An aesthetic pair of intersecting crystals, this specimen is as sharp as they come. In exceptional condition, minor nick at the bottom edge of the large crystal, not distracting. The back corner of the […]

Detailed Description A sharp titanite with smaller crystals attached, accenting the piece. This one is another floater, with no point of attachment. and there are small augite crystals on the backside.  In excellent condition, minor nicks including on the smallest of the crystals (I note that the rough edge at top right of the specimen […]

Detailed Description With good lustre and incredible quality for its size, the edges of this crystal are razor-sharp. It is a floater, with no point of attachment. The crystal development is interesting, with skeletal growth at the upper right. In the fourth photo I have accentuated that feature with shadows so that you can see […]

This specimen features balls up to 1.2 cm of thomsonite crystals, together with sharp, cream-coloured stilbite crystals. (These are thomsonite-Ca.) With a hand lens, the individual terminations of the thomsonite crystals are visible. In excellent condition – no damage. This specimen is from the collection of well-known Nova Scotia collector Terry Collett and was collected […]

This wonderful miniature features a 1.7 cm ball of thomsonite – Ca crystals, flanked by smaller thomsonite balls. The balls are comprised of thousands of sharp crystals, which are easily visible with a hand lens. In excellent condition – no damage from the front (from the back, the ball at the top left is not […]

This thomsonite is a 3.3 cm mound of beautiful delicate crystals and crystal sprays, hosted in a vug with small pearly-white heulandite crystals. With magnification one can discern the sharp, distinct thomsonite crystals. In excellent condition – no damage. Sits perfectluy for display. The basalt has some dark green celadonite present, creating nice contrast.  The […]

This specimen hosts a 3 cm group of thomsonite crystal balls. The surfaces of the balls are composed of a myriad of bladed thomsonite crystal terminations, visible with magnification. There are small pearly heulandite crystals in association. In excellent condition, no damage. Collected in 2006, it is from the collection of Ronnie Van Dommelen. Great […]