Sphene! Rare! Rose Cut Faceted Teardrop Genuine Sphene Stone 19x12x5 mm Natural retailer Sphene Jewelry Supplies Drilled Stones for Jewelry Making

Rare! Rose Cut Faceted Teardrop Genuine Sphene Stone 19x12x5 mm Natural Sphene. Drilled from side to side and ready to use in your high end jewelry creations.
Jewelry Supplies Drilled Stones for Jewelry Making

I got my hands on some GORGEOUS, large pieces of Sphene, which is hard to find. Sphene is a very rare calcium titanium silicate that is hardly ever seen in jewelry or collections. Sphene is also called titanite, which derives from the fact that it is an ore of titanium. The name sphene comes from the Greek word for wedge, which describes the shape of the ends of sphene crystals. Sphene has been prized for many years, mostly for its high amount of fire, however its scarcity always prevented it from becoming well known. Now however, new sources of the stone are being found, and we are starting to see it on the market more often.

Sphene retailer is quite unusual and beautiful. Sphene is appealing not only because of its fire, but also because of its diamond like, adamantine luster, as well as its strong pleochroism, apparent in the colored stones. This pleochroism shows three different colors; colorless, greenish-yellow and brownish yellow. Sphene can be brown, grass green, golden yellow, greenish-yellow, yellow-brown, or sometimes gray or nearly black. Sphene is usually transparent to translucent, though occasionally, it can be nearly opaque.

If you like the Pietersite Stone in the last photo, that listing can be found here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/956039966