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Axinite

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A CLASSIC, old-time, two-sided, CABINET plate richly covered with lustrous, clove-brown axinite crystals to 1.6 cm from the Type Locality - Bourg dOisans, France. Some of the crystals are lightly dusted with epidote or prehnite. Old label present 12.3 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm

Product details

SpeciesAxinite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions12.3 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm
Added on10/23/2024

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot 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
Regional guide
Axinite from Le Bourg-d'Oisans
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    Axinite - Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France