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Axinite Group

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Puiva (Pouyva) Mount, Saranpaul, Prepolar Ural, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Urals Region, Russia
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A group of triclinic borosilicate minerals.

Classification of Axinite Group

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Relationship of Axinite Group to other Species

Minerals in Group:
Axinite-(Fe):
Ca
 
2
Fe
2+
 
Al
 
2
[OH|BSi
 
4
O
 
15
]
Axinite-(Mg):
Ca
 
2
MgAl
 
2
[OH|BSi
 
4
O
 
15
]
Axinite-(Mn):
Ca
 
2
Mn
2+
 
Al
 
2
[OH|BSi
 
4
O
 
15
]
Tinzenite:
(Ca,Mn
2+
 
,Fe
2+
 
)
 
3
Al
 
2
[OH|BSi
 
4
O
 
15
]

Other Names for Axinite Group

Synonyms:
Axinite
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Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Axinite Group

Reference List:Anderson, C. (1906): Mineralogical Notes: No. III - Axinite, petterdite, crocoite, datolite. Records of the Australian Museum: 6(3), 133-144.

Sanero, E. and Gottardi, G. (1968): Nomenclature and crystal chemistry of axinites. American Mineralogist: 53: 1407-1411.

Lumpkin, Gregory R. & Ribbe, Paul H. (1979): Chemistry and physical properties of axinites. American Mineralogist 64, 635-45.

Dunn, Pete J.; Leavens, Peter B. & Barnes, Cynthia (1980): Magnesioaxinite from Luning, Nevada, and some nomenclature designations for the axinite group. Mineralogical Record 11, 13-15.

Salviulo, Gabriella; Andreozzi, Giovanni B. & Graziani, Giorgio (2000): X-ray characterization of Mg, Fe, and Mn natural end-members of the axinite group. Powder Diffraction 15, 180-188.

Andreozzi, G.B., Lucchesi, S., Graziani, G., Russo, U. (2004): Site distribution of Fe2+ and Fe3+ in the axinite mineral group: New crystal-chemical formula. The American Mineralogist, 89, 1763-1771.

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    Localities for Axinite Group

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    (TL) indicates type locality. ? indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. All other localities listed without reference should be considered as uncertain and unproven until references can be found.
    Chile
     
    • Coquimbo Region
      • Limarí Province
        • Ovalle
    		Maksaev, V., Townley, B., Palacios, C., and Camus, F. (2007): Metallic ore deposits. In: Moreno, T., and Gibbons, W. (editors): The Geology of Chile. The Geological Society (London), pp. 414.
    France
     
    • Midi-Pyrénées
      • Hautes-Pyrénées
        • Lourdes
    		Patrice Queneau Collection
    • Rhône-Alpes
      • Isère
        • Bourg d'Oisans
    		Paul De Bondt.
    Norway
     
    • Hordaland
      • Bømlo
    		Carstens, H. (1965): Contributions to the mineralogy of Norway no 32. axinite in the Norwegian Caledonides. Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift 45: 398-415
    • Sogn og Fjordane
      • Vågsøy
        • Måløy
          • Almenningen
    		Garmo, T. T. (1998): Tunnellrapport frå Almenningen, Sogn og Fjordane. Norsk Bergverksmuseum Skrift 14: 50-54
    Pakistan
     
    • Balochistan (Baluchistan)
      • Kharan
        • Char Kohan
    		Nauroz Nausherwani Collection.
    UK
     
    • England
      • Cornwall
        • St Erth - Gwithian Area
          • Hayle
    		G.Curtis collection
      • Devon
        • Okehampton area (Northern Dartmoor)
    		A handbook to the mineralogy of Cornwall and Devon : with instructions for their discrimination and copious tables of localities J H Collins (1871)
    USA
     
    • California
      • Amador Co.
        • Martell
    		Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 505.
      • El Dorado Co.
    		Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 91; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California: 505.
      • Kern Co.
        • Rademacher District
    		Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1940), Notes on some minerals from southern California, II: American Mineralogist: 25: 553; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 505-506.
        • Rand District
          • Randsburg
    		Hewett, Donnel Foster, Charles Wesley Chesterman & Bennie Wyatt Troxel (1961), Tephroite in California manganese deposits: Economic Geology: 56: 58; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 505.
      • Mono Co.
        • Mount Baldwin
    		Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92.
      • Monterey Co.
    		Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92.
        • Willow Creek
    		Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 506.
      • San Bernardino Co.
        • Owlshead Mts
    		Kunz, George Frederick (1905a), Gems, jewelers’ materials, and ornamental stones of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 37, 171 pp.; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92.
      • San Diego Co.
        • Moosa Canyon
    		Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp.: 62; Schaller, Waldemar Theodore (1911b), Axinite from California: USGS Bulletin 490: 37-47; Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 238, 372.
      • Siskiyou Co.
        • Yreka-Hornbrook area
    		Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 92.
    • Montana
      • Jefferson Co.
        • Boulder Batholith
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