Titanite. Properties of titanite. Origin of titanite

Story

Sphene was revered as magical by the ancient Egyptians. Stones of the solar scale were used in rituals of the temple of the supreme deity Ra. Collars for cats, sacred animals, were decorated with it as a protective amulet.

The mineral has several names:

• titanite (due to the chemical composition of the ore);
• sphene - due to the shape of the crystals, which outwardly resembles a triangle (“sphenos” translated from Greek - wedge);
• greenovite, ligurite - these terms are used by professionals.

It was mainly German scientists who studied the mineral. It was christened titanite in 1795 by the chemist Martin Klaproth.

Mineral Titanite

Russia owes its acquaintance with the stone to the naturalist Gustav Rosa. He was the first to find crystals in the Urals (Ilmen Mountains) in 1842 and scientifically described them.

Where to find

For the most convenient orientation to quickly find a piece of titanite in Dark Souls 3, we will divide all places into the main game and add-ons.

Main game

First of all, the Ash One will be able to find material when completing the main plot in the following locations:

Fire Temple

In the Fire Temple you can get 2 units, although towards the end of the game:

1. Temple Maid (Merchant) - 1 will be available once all 4 Lords of Ash have been placed on their thrones again.

   
   Maid in the Firelink Shrine

   
   You'll have to spend 30,000 souls

2. The raven chick is exchanged for a Fragment of a Twisted Sword, which allows you to return to the fire an unlimited number of times. Such an exchange can only be made once per game. Thus, a re-exchange can only be made on New Game + in DS 3.

   
   You need this Twisted Sword Fragment

   
   Now let's go to the Chick

Defiled Capital

1 unit will be given by Siegward of Katarina after rescuing a man from a cell while completing his quest line. The Old Cell Key is required to unlock the door.

Sometimes a bug may occur that he will give the material only after defeating the boss Yorm.

Siegvard of Katarina is glad to be released from prison

Great Archive

In the Great Archive, Hollow has two places to get material:

1. As a reward for defeating the three Ascended Winged Knights at the very top of the archive. To do this, you must kill all three at once, and then one piece of titanite will be added to your inventory.

   
   We go up to the roof

   
   Fighting 3 Ascended Winged Knights

   
   We get a piece of titanite

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2. On the third floor, under the balcony at the beginning of the level and next to the wax pool, there is a lever. It is located between two bookshelves facing the center of the archive towards the first wax pool. Activating the lever will move the bookshelf in that area. Returning to the first wax pool and exploring the newly opened path, you will find a chest containing a piece of titanite.

   
   The same lever

   
   The passage is now open

   
   There's a chest waiting at the end

Lothric Castle

After you've unlocked the final short elevator to the Grand Archive (at the end of the bridge) that leads back to Lothric Castle, send the elevator up while standing at the bottom. The elevator is double. After the upper platform goes up, sit on the lower one and go down. The descent will lead to a corpse holding a slab.

Path to the elevator

We take the elevator down

We take it from the corpse

Description

The mineral sphene in nature is flattened single wedge-shaped crystals and twin intergrowths. Aggregates-needles or “grains” are rare.

The description of the mineral provides an indication of the color created by impurities:

• Iron produces yellowness, greenness or light brownishness.
• If the titanium content is more than 40%, the color turns out to be deep brown. The higher the percentage, the darker the color, even black.
• Chrome creates bright green crystals indistinguishable from emerald.
• Delicate pink tones are the merit of manganese.
• Rare earth cerium colors the crystal blue-violet.

A valued property of sphene is its high dispersion coefficient. Thanks to it, rainbow tints are formed on the edges of the crystal, outshining the diamond.

Physico-chemical characteristics

From a chemist's point of view, sphene is a silicate of titanium and calcium. The main component of the formula is titanium oxide, up to 40%.

The titanium-containing mineral is not found in its pure form, only with impurities.

Under the soldering tube, the agglomerate melts at the edges, turning into violet glass.

The physical properties of sphene exclude refining. Only heat treatment can lighten dark specimens.

Place of Birth

The mineral does not form mega-deposits, it is just an accompanying rock. Sphene is found in syenite pegmatites, sometimes in igneous rocks.

Several countries have titanium ore reserves, each with its own color:

• Switzerland, Austria – dark brown, rich light green, white transparent stones;
• Norway, Italy - yellow, reddish, green;
• USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil - yellow;
• Russia – golden, pink.

However, the material suitable for cutting is rare; the number one supplier is Madagascar. It is followed by Pakistan, Tajikistan, Sri Lanka, India, Myanmar, Brazil, and the USA.

In Russia there are large deposits of stone in the Urals and the Kola Peninsula. These are collectible samples plus industrial raw materials. Jewelry stones are found beyond the Urals: Yakutia, Khabarovsk, Primorsky territories, and the Baikal region.

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Regarding the ability to transmit light, we can say that the stone is translucent, but it is quite rare to find a transparent specimen.

Minerals can be varied in shape; sometimes they form a flattened prism or cone. Clusters of crystals are less common. Their cohesion is perfect. Associated minerals for this rock are: granite, syanite, zircon, magnetite, calcite, adularia, feldspar.

Although this crystal is present in many places on earth, its quantity is still limited.

The most beautiful gems suitable for the jewelry industry are mined in Madagascar, Brazil, Mexico, Italy and Germany. The stones differ in color and composition depending on their location. Thus, it has been determined that green crystals are found most often in Norway, while yellow, red and dark brown crystals are mined in Switzerland and Italy.

The largest gems are found on the Kola Peninsula. The mineral in these places may have a soft pink or light yellow color with a golden tint. In addition, in Russia, in the same Urals, the largest deposits of titanium ore were discovered, which are of great importance for the metallurgical industry.

Where is the stone used?

Sphene has found application in industry, beauty and among collectors.

Jewelry

Jewelry grade stones make up a tiny share of the total raw material, on the market only since 2004. But jewelry making is a significant area for using sphene.

Decoration with sphene stone

In order for the aesthetic qualities of sphene to be maximized, it is cut like first-line gemstones - using diamond or mixed methods. Most often these are yellow-green or light brown stones - they are stronger than others.

The richness of color allows you to choose a stone to match the color of your eyes or wardrobe. They can be flaunted as a jewelry curiosity.

Jewelry with sphene is decorated with a noble frame.

Other areas

For metallurgists, mechanical engineers, and the aviation industry, ore is important as a source of titanium. Valuable raw materials are supplied by the Kola Peninsula.

Objects of desire for collectors are large agglomerates and intergrowths, and other fragments with sphene.

Application of the breed

As already noted, this mineral is used in two areas of industry.

Firstly, the components of this ore make it possible to extract such a strong metal as titanium, which is used in the defense and aviation industries.

Secondly, this mineral is widely in demand in jewelry. Sphene is classified as a semi-precious stone. Due to its fragility, diamond cutting is used for cutting. In jewelry, it does not tolerate proximity to other stones that could damage it. Crystals of golden, yellow and green shades are most often chosen for making jewelry. It is believed that specimens of such colors have higher strength and excellent optical qualities.

Titanite looks great in rings and necklaces; bracelets with this stone are light and elegant. The catalog of products that contain this crystal is very large. Since ancient times, people have appreciated its beauty and extraordinary radiance. It is compared to diamond precisely because of its optical properties.

Stone cost

The cost of faceted sphene depends on weight, color, and cut quality.

Order of prices for products (thousand rubles):

• bright green (cut, 4.5 carats, Madagascar) – 50;
• yellow (cut, 4.3 carats, Madagascar) – 27–29;
• ring (green-yellow stone, 1.6 carats, silver) – 7.5;
• pendant (brownish stone, 2.6 carats, silver) – 8.1.

Yellow stone is cheaper than pink, brown or green with similar parameters.

How to care for stone

The beauty of sphene competes with diamonds and emeralds. But in terms of physical parameters it is inferior.

Therefore, caring for the stone requires careful care:

• A separate box is allocated so that the stronger “neighbors” do not cause damage.
• Protect from falls and impacts.
• Protect from household chemicals, hot water and heat sources.

A ring, bracelet, ring with sphene require caution when worn.

• Jewelry should not be worn in hot, sunny weather, on the beach, in the pool, or in the sauna.

To clean the inserts, use mild detergents and warm water.

Ashes of Ariandel

Another place where you can see a Titanite Chunk in the game is in the Ashes of Ariandel expansion.

There are 3 places in it:

1. If you defeat the leader Father Ariandel, as well as sister Friede, then you will be rewarded with a piece of titanite.
2. You can receive a reward with a piece of titanite from the Forsaken Settler when the leader Father Ariandel is killed. It will be located at the exit of the building. If you destroy it, you will see a piece of titanite in the place where the first meeting was near the stove.
3. This material is very difficult to find. Approach the bonfire called the Bowels of the Painting. Then go left along the river, further near the frost crabs. Walk along the river near the birch trees. Behind them there is another aggressive woman. Try to defeat her, then a ladder will appear above her near the river. Follow it up and take a piece of titanite from the corpse there. He will lie near the red eggs.

Therapeutic effect

Traditional medicine associates the healing properties of the stone with color:

• Yellow. They increase appetite, normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract, remove waste and toxins. Supervise the condition of the liver and kidneys. Regulate metabolism and mental activity.
• Green. Strengthens vision and gives rest to the eyes. Relieves headaches, migraines, hypertension. Calms the nerves.
• Brown. They take care of mental health, mental balance, and mood. Thereby maintaining general physical condition.
• Sphene of any color is suitable for relieving toothache and inflammation in the oral cavity. It also inhibits the development of bone and joint ailments.

Healing properties appear when the stone comes into contact with the human body.

The healing properties of sphene

Upon contact with sphene, its various healing qualities appear, which are determined by the color of the mineral.
Green stones have a positive effect on vision, help with migraine attacks and headaches caused by spasms in the blood vessels of the brain. In lithotherapy they are used for arterial hypertension, to reduce nervous tension and mental discomfort during stress and mental disorders.

Sphene in yellow shades is used in the treatment of the gastrointestinal tract, to cleanse the body and remove toxins. Its action improves appetite, accelerates metabolism, and brain function becomes active.

Sphene of any other colors relieves toothache and eliminates inflammatory processes in the mouth, prevents the development of diseases of the joints and bones, supports immunity and body tone.

Magic properties

The magical properties of sphene are useful for practicing sorcerers and ordinary people.

How is sphene useful?

The former, with the help of the mineral, improve personal superpowers or comprehend new areas of magic.

The mineral is held in high esteem in the southern United States. Adherents of the voodoo cult have been making protective talismans from sphene for centuries.

People who are far from magic can achieve success in life with the help of a stone:

1. Develop the talent of a boss, organizer or speaker. This property is useful for public figures, businessmen, and careerists.
2. Strengthen memory and ability to concentrate. Activate your intuition, your sixth sense. This is valuable in conditions of information “spam”: a person will easily filter incoming data, weeding out what is unnecessary.

Sphen embodies well-being and tranquility. But it only helps in projects with a plus sign.

Talismans and amulets

Practicing magicians have discovered the “specialization” of products with stone:

• the ring attracts luck in love and finances;
• a ring or earrings with sphene are needed for people who want to develop intuition and learn to hear the prompts of their inner voice;
• pendant or pendant will block external negativity (sideways glance, damage, curse).

Ring with sphene
If there is no jewelry, a stone or product will do.

Sphen and the Zodiac

Astrology has not revealed mineral preferences. It is believed that according to the horoscope, he suits all signs of the Zodiac.