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Axinite

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A CLASSIC, old-time Cornwall specimen of a pretty, little vug filled with gemmy and lustrous, clove-brown axinite crystals to 8 mm jauntily perched atop matrix from the famous Botallack area. Ex Richard Barstow Collection. 5.5 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm

Product details

SpeciesAxinite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.5 x 5.4 x 3.7 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUK, England, Botallack

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 Botallack
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