Ferroaxinite

Origin: New Melones Dam, Calaveras Co., California, U.S.A.

Sample size: 3.3 x 2.8 x 1.5 cm

Ferroaxinite, some of which are lightly dusted with epidote or prehnite

Origin: Bourg dOisans, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France (type locality)

Sample size: 12.3 x 10.5 x 3.3 cm

Axinite with calcite

Origin: Nandan, Guangxi, China

Sample size: 4.8 x 3.9 x 2.1 cm

Photo courtesy of:

Rob Lavinsky

Origin: Puyva Mine, Polar Urals, Russia

Sample size: 32 x 7 x 17 mm

Photo courtesy of:

Dan Weinrich

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