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Axinite-(Fe)

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Axinite-(Fe)

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Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 3.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Sharp pinkish axinite-(Fe) crystals on matrix with good lustre and transparency, from Bourg d'Oisans, the region of the type locality. Ex. Bob Janssens #1047. Acquired in 1988.

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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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