Axinite from Puiva Mount, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia - image 1
Photo by Laszlo Kupi Fine Mineral Photography

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

Ex Collection of M Koval of Kirkland, Washington State.


Deaccessioned


Photo by László Kupi

Product details

SpeciesAxinite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm
Added on10/13/2025
LocalityRussia, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Puiva Mount

Current owner

DL
David Lucas
Member since 2025

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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.