Axinite from Obira Mine, Kyushu Island, Japan

$750.00

Free shipping
Seller offers an extended return window of up to 14 days
Ships from USA

A classic old Japanese specimen, the top of this matrix mostly covered by lustrous crystals of axinite to 1.0 cm in size. Some damage present as seen. The specimen comes with an antique label as shown at the end of the video and dates to the very early 20th century.The Obira Mine in Oita Prefecture, Japan, is a historic mining locality that was worked for tin and other metals from hydrothermal veins cutting granitic rocks. Mining activity in the district developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries and produced a variety of well crystallized mineral specimens. The mine is especially known among collectors for axinite, which occurs as sharp wedge shaped crystals with brown to violet brown color. Axinite from the Obira Mine is valued for its well formed crystals and association with minerals such as quartz, hedenbergite, and other skarn related species.

Product details

SpeciesAxinite

SizeLarge Cabinet

Dimensions16.0 x 11.0 x 5.5 cm

Listed on07/16/2026

LocalityJapan, Kyushu Island, Obira Mine

SKU1052394

Current owner

Weinrich MineralsFeatured

3,402 for sale·9 sold

Comments

Learn more

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