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Axinite-Fe

Unknown Owner
Lustrous crystal groupings of axinite measuring to almost 1.0 cm in size throughout this crystallized calcite matrix. In good condition.

Product details

Species
AxiniteAbout Axinite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 6.0 x 4.0 cm
Added on03/08/2026
Locality
Russia, Primorsky Krai, DalnegorskRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$100.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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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
Axinite
Regional guide
Axinite from Dalnegorsk, Russia
Dalnegorsk axinite is one of the more characterful Russian axinite occurrences: not the broad, textbook Alpine style, and not the more familiar clean, open blades from the Polar Urals, but compact, glassy, dark brown to clove-brown sprays from a boron-rich skarn system that was mined primarily for boron minerals rather than for specimens. The best pieces show sharp, wedge-shaped blades arranged in tight fans or stacked “feather” aggregates, commonly with quartz, calcite, or datolite. In hand, good Dalnegorsk material has a dark, almost smoky olive-brown body color until light catches the edges, where the crystals flash translucent brown, reddish clove, or brownish purple.