The axinite is not the name of mineral species, but the name of a group of a serie from ferro-axinite to mangano axinite.
It is a gem for collectors.
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Axinite
- Translations : アクシナイト
- Etymology : From the Greek αξίνα ("axina") for "axe", in allusion of the crystal form resembles a "francisque", a two-headed axe.
- Discovery: 1797 by Named by René Just Haüy
- Type localitySt Christophe - Bourg d’Oisans - Isère - France.
Gemological data
- Chemical formula : Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
- Hardness (Mohs) : 6 - 7
- Density : 3.25 - 3.28
- Refractive index : 1.67 - 1.69
- Crystal system : Triclinic
- Mineralogical Class : Sorosilicates
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