Titanite (Sphene)

Item Description

A beautiful faceted gem quality Titanite from Pakistan. The stone is from Mulla Ghori, which has been a decent soucr of good facet-grade material for several years at this point. You will find that sometimes Titanite is referred to as "Sphene", but it should be noted that it's an archaic term, though both are generally accepted in the gem and mineral world. For whatever reason more often than not, mineral people use the word Titanite and gem people use the term "Sphene". One of the great aspects of faceted Titanite is the incredibly high dispersion of the material, showing brilliant flashes in good lighting. This gem has a bright rich golden color with a "Round Brilliant" cut, but it does have some very slight inclusions.