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

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).