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Mineral Name
Titanite
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Details

Sphene is the older name for titanite, a calcium titanium silicate, CaTiSiO5. Wikipedia says the International Mineralogical Association adopted titanite and discredited sphene in 1982, and that sphene comes from a Greek word for wedge. Cunningham's heading is Sphene, with Titanite as its folk name. He describes a greenish yellow stone rarely found in transparent crystals and seldom used in jewellery because it is soft, and gives it Mercury and Air. Cunningham uses it to improve the mind and the handling of information, for studying, theorising and debating, and for spiritual enlightenment during meditation and mystic rituals. Wikipedia lists its crystals as reddish brown, brown, grey, black, yellow, green, red or colourless, and as a common accessory mineral of igneous and metamorphic rocks. No other magical source read has an entry for it.

Caution

Wikipedia's infobox marks titanite as radioactive and possibly metamict (its crystal structure damaged by radiation), and says calcium may be partly replaced by thorium.

References

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Correspondences

Elements
Air
Celestial Bodies
Mercury
Zodiac Signs
No zodiac signs recorded.
Colours
Yellow, Green, Brown, Grey, Black, Red, Colourless
Deities
No deities recorded.

Folk Names

No folk names recorded.

Categories

  • Clarity
  • Meditation
  • Spirituality

Substitutes

No substitutes recorded.

Forms

Crystal

Sphene as a greenish yellow crystal, rarely transparent. Cunningham says it is worn to improve the mind and for spiritual enlightenment during meditation.

References

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References

Notes

  1. Cunningham, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, under "Sphene"; pp. 135-136.
  2. Wikipedia, under "Titanite."
  3. Cunningham, Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, under "Sphene"; pp. 135-136.
  4. Wikipedia, under "Titanite."

Bibliography

  • Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic. Llewellyn's Sourcebook Series. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn Publications, 1988.13
  • Wikipedia, under "Titanite." Accessed October 11, 2026. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Titanite&oldid=1376524084. Open the Source (opens in a new tab)24