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Axinite from Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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A stunning Alpine-type specimen of deep clove-brown Axinite crystals, intermingled and overlaying glassy Quartz crystals, from the mountainous region of Bourg d'Oisans in the Is're department of the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Bourg d'Oisans is the type locality of Axinite-(Fe). This specimen is most probably Axinite-(Fe), but this has not been confirmed, so is labelled simply 'Axinite'. The largest Axinite crystal is over 4 cm wide, yet others are more typically 2 to 2.5 cm. They are deep clove brown and translucent with occasional gemmy zones. The Quartz crystals range from transparent 'rock crystal' to colourless with cloudy green-tinged milky interiors. Embedded in the surface of many Quartz crystals, and the occasional Axinite, are stubby acicular leaf-green crystals of Epidote, for which Bourg d'Oisans is also the type locality. A showy Axinite with Quartz and Epidote from Isère.
Product details
SizeCabinet
Dimensions9.4 x 11.4 x 4.5 cm
Added on04/29/2025
LocalityFrance, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Current owner
Unknown Owner
- Acquired
- May 2026
- Price paid
- $4,000.00
Previous owners
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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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 skarnsRegional guide
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