Formula: Ca₂(Fe,Mg,Mn)Al₂[BO₃/OH/Si₄O₁₂]
Mineral Class: silicates
Crystal System: triclinic
Mohs Scale: 6.5 - 7
Dichte (g/cm³): 3.27 - 3.29
Cleavage: different
Colors: brown, violet, blue
Luster: vitreous
Fluorescence: -
Pleochroism: strong: olive - brownish
Largest Axinite: ?
Deposits: Brazil, France, Mexico, Russia, USA
1st Description: Mn, Fe: 1892; Mg: 1975

Axinite Mineral

Origin: Pouyva Mine / Saranpaul / Tyumenskaya / Ural Mountains / Russia

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Axinite Mineral

Origin: New Melones Dam / Calaveras County / California / USA

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Axinite

Weight: 2.76 ct

Origin: Baluchistan / Pakistan

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Axinite

Weight: 1.70 ct

Origin: Baja California / Mexico

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Axinite

Weight: 1.63 ct

Origin: Isère / Pyrenees / France

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Axinite Mineral

Size: 6.8 x 4.6 x 3.5 cm

Origin: Saxony / Germany

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Axinite

Weight: 0.39 ct

Origin: Bahia / Brazil

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Axinite Mineral (Fe-Axinite)

Origin: New Melones Dam / Calaveras County / California / USA

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Axinite (Fe-Axinite)

Weight: 1.50 ct

Origin: Bourg d'Oisans / France

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Axinite (Mg-Axinite)

Weight: 0.32 ct

Origin: Merelani / Tanzania

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Axinite

Weight: 1.09 ct

Herkunft: Tanzania

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