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Axinite-(Fe)

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Axinite-(Fe), 3.1 cm, Polar Urals, Siberia, Russia. Ex Tom Gressman collection. Joe Budd photo.

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SpeciesAxinite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.1 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityRussia, Ural Mountains
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Private Mineral Collections In Texas page 71
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Shelly & Jim Houran

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DateCollectorAcquisition price
—tom.gressman@minrec.orgNot disclosed

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Axinite
Mineral guide
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wedge-shaped, razor-edged crystals with glassy luster and strong pleochroism; varieties axinite-(Fe/Mn/Mg) and tinzenite from alpine clefts and skarns
Axinite
Regional guide
Axinite from Ural Mountains
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Locality guide
Ural Mountains
Ural Mountains, Russia — a mineral province offering malachite, emerald, alexandrite, topaz, and more; three collecting traditions and historic copper mines.