Axinite from Puiva Mount, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia - image 1
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Axinite from Puiva Mount, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia

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From the early 1990s, a loose sharp gemmy crystal of axinite. Complete all around, typical of these very slight micro-damage present. This one still in good condition. The specimen comes with a previous label from the collection of Ray DeMark.Puiva Mount, located in the Subpolar Urals near Saranpaul within Russia, is renowned globally for its extraordinary alpine-cleft mineral deposits formed through hydrothermal activity in metamorphic rocks. Prospecting and collecting in this remote region gained significant prominence in the late twentieth century, particularly during the 1990s, when miners and collectors extracted world-class specimens of axinite-fe. These exceptional mineral specimens feature razor-sharp, glassy, clove-brown blades prized by collectors worldwide for their clarity and large pocket formations.

Product details

SpeciesAxinite
SizeMiniature
Dimensions3.9 x 2.8 x 0.4 cm
Added on10/13/2026

Current owner

Unknown Owner
Acquired
Oct 2026
Price paid
$150.00

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—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 Puiva Mount, Russia
Puiva Mount, Russia — world-class axinite-(Fe) from alpine-cleft deposits; large, razor-edged blades with glassy luster, and dramatic alpine-pocket crystals pr…
Locality guide
Puiva Mount
Puiva Mount, Russia — alpine-cleft locality in the Subpolar Urals, famed for axinite-(Fe) crystals on quartz, with historic large pockets up to 20 cm.