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Axinite-(Fe) from Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, Dauphiné Region, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type Locality for Axinite-(Fe))

 
Axinite-(Fe) from Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, Dauphiné Region, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type Locality for Axinite-(Fe))

Axinite-(Fe) from Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, Dauphiné Region, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type Locality for Axinite-(Fe))

Axinite-(Fe) from Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, Dauphiné Region, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type Locality for Axinite-(Fe))

Axinite-(Fe) from Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, Dauphiné Region, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type Locality for Axinite-(Fe))

DESCRIPTION:No. 64137
Mineral:Axinite-(Fe)
Locality:Bourg d'Oisans, Isere, Dauphiné Region, Rhone-Alpes, France (Type Locality for Axinite-(Fe))
Description:Lustrous transparent brown axinite crystals on axinite-rich light-colored matrix. The central axinite crystal is fully exposed front and rear. One edge is incomplete where it cleaved during extraction, probably because it intersected another axinite.
Overall Size:32x26x25 mm
Crystals:11-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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