Sphene is a brilliant transparent yellowish-green, green gemstone with a high luster and pronounced fire. The name comes from the word "sphen" meaning wedge shaped because it is found in wedge shaped crystals.Sphene is a rather soft gemstone, but unlike other soft gems, it is always cut in a faceted way to show off it's lively appearance. Sphene rates a 5.0 to a 5.5 on the Mohs scale.
Sphene is usually yellow brown or green and some of them will show flashes of red. Sphene is trichroic (titanium), so the colours for the main axes will be being greenish yellow, reddish yellow, and almost colorless. The exact shades depending on the body colour of the stone. Sphene has a higher dispersion than a diamond.
Sphene is found in Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Madagascar, Burma, and Mexico.
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