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Axinite-(Fe)

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Axinite-(Fe)

Ex Hans-Jürgen Wilke collection
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Description
Locality: 
Obira Mine, Bungo-Ono City, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7.2 × 6.1 × 4 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.20cm
Description

A rich coverage of lustrous brown axinite Fe crystals up to 1.2 cm on matrix. An excellent piece, very hard to find nowadays.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Axinite-(Fe)

Formula: 
Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Strunz: 
9.BD.20
Hardness: 
6.5 - 7.0
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
St Christophe-en-Oisans, Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...
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