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Axinite-(Fe) — specimen 0728, photo © NMNHS
Axinite-(Fe) — specimen 0728, photo © NMNHS

Axinite-(Fe) — specimen 0728

Origin

South Asia
Afghanistan
Axinite-(Fe) — specimen 0728, locality map
Data

Weight: 0.31 ct; size: 4.51 | 4.45 | 2.35 mm; shape: square cushion; colour: medium reddish orange; slightly brownish; clarity: eye clean; cut: excellent; treatment: none.
Notes

Very clean specimen; design ‘Pulvinus S 38-21’, excellent cut by Tan Pen.

Other specimens
Axinite-(Fe) — specimen 0400Axinite-(Fe) — specimen 0277

More information from ‘Classification’

Axinite-(Fe)

In regionally metamorphosed rocks, in contact metamorphosed rocks, and in pegmatites (Anthony et al., 2001—2005).


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