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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 skarnsAxinite 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…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.
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