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Axinite-Fe

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Demetrius Pohl
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Axinite-Fe, 8 cm, from Area 1, New Melones Dam Spillway, Copperopolis, California. Collected by the author with Ray Guillemette during the second Stanford University Geology Department expedition in 1983. These occur in typical “alpine” clefts in metamorphosed ocean crust gabbros.

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Species
AxiniteAbout Axinite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, California, New Melones Dam
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 281

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Axinite
Mineral guide
Learn about Axinite
wedge-shaped, razor-edged crystals with glassy luster and strong pleochroism; varieties axinite-(Fe/Mn/Mg) and tinzenite from alpine clefts and skarns
Regional guide
Axinite from New Melones Dam
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