Anatase
Anataas, Anatas, Anatasio, Anataz, Anatáz, Anatazas, Анатаз, 鋭錐石
Commonly known
rarer (so called collectors stones)
very rare (rarities)
relatively rare organic material
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Formula: TiO2
Mineral class: oxides Crystal system: tetragonal Mohs scale: 5.5 - 6 Density /g/cm3: 3.79 - 3.97 Refractive index: 2.488 - 2.564 Cleavage: perfect - good Colors: brown, blue, green, grey, black Luster: adamantine - metallic Fluorescence: - Pleochroism: weak: light - dark Largest Anatase: 7 cm? Deposits: worldwide 1st Description: 1944 Name: from the Greek word "anatasis" (extension) |
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Anatase Mineral
Origin: Pashine / Baluchistan / Pakistan Photo by kind permission of © www.fabreminerals.com |
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Anatase Mineral / Micromount
Origin: Pizzo Taneda / Val Piora / Graubünden / Switzerland Photo by kind permission of © Stephan Wolfsried |
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Anatase
Size: 0.87 x 0.46 cm Weight: 0.89 ct Origin: Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.ke4gems.com |
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Anatase
Weight: 0.22 ct Origin: Jaboticatubas / Belo Horizonte / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.gemfrance.com |
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Anatase Mineral
Size: 5.4 x 3.8 x 2.2 cm Origin: Diamantina / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.irocks.com |
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Anatase
Weight: 0.75 ct Origin: Jaboticatubas / Minas Gerais / Brazil Photo by kind permission of © www.lucianabarbosa.com |
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Anatase Mineral
Origin: Habachtal Valley / Hohe Tauern Mts. / Salzburg / Austria Photo by kind permission of © Harjo Neutkens |
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Anatase deep blue
Weight: 0.19 ct Origin: Myanmar Photo by kind permission of © www.thegemtrader.com |
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