#AXINITE - Twitter Hashtag

22 days ago

Axinite Top Quality lot with Great Lustre & Termination from Alchuri Shighar Valley Pakistan 🇵🇰 Available Pm for price PayPal and Shipping Worldwide . . . #axinite #mineralspecimens #crystals #theexclusiveminerals #minerals

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Gemora Minerals @GemoraMinerals

25 days ago

Axinite Crystals #axinite #axinitecrystal #axinitespecimen #minerals #crystals

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うりゅー @yes_yugyaku

about 2 months ago

これ、3～4年前に自採した宝石質アキシナイトの群晶。初めて行った産地で、いきなりコレが採れたので結構興奮した思い出深き一品。 #Axinite #斧石 #国産鉱物

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Gemora Minerals @GemoraMinerals

3 months ago

Amazing Axinite Crystals #axinite #axinitecrystal #axinitespecimen #gemstones #minerals

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MineralExpert.org @mexporg

4 months ago

Big cluster of #Axinite crystals with #Albite from Nausherwani Mine, Kharan District, Pakistan. #mineral #crystal #mineralogy #mineralexpert

mexporg's tweet photo. Big cluster of #Axinite crystals with #Albite from Nausherwani Mine, Kharan District, Pakistan.

#mineral #crystal #mineralogy #mineralexpert https://t.co/Y4weK5QJsI

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POCKET BY KISHUN【公式】 @KishunOfficial

12 months ago

アキシナイト鉱物名;アキシナイトモース硬度;6.5〜7 和名;斧石🪓 昔は日本でも採れていたとか⁈ 茶色から黄色に輝くような心静まる癒しカラーですネ😌 #宝石 #loose #jemstone #axinite

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Geology Bits of Knowledge

@geologyBits

about 1 year ago

In Geology ✔️ Mineralogy - Botany #Axinite #Mineralogy #Geology #Gemstones 🔁 Unveiling Axinite: The Axe-Shaped Wonder of Earth’s Crust ▶️ Have you ever encountered a mineral that mimics the shape of an axe and glows with vibrant hues under different lights? Meet axinite, a rare borosilicate gem that tells a captivating story of Earth’s geological artistry. Formation Story Axinite’s journey begins deep within the Earth, where boron-rich fluids, derived from ancient magmatic processes or the breakdown of minerals like tourmaline, infiltrate rocks under intense heat and pressure. These conditions often found in contact zones between igneous intrusions and surrounding rocks, give birth to axinite’s distinctive wedge-shaped crystals. Over millions of years these fluids interact with calcium, iron, manganese, or magnesium, crafting axinite’s unique varieties, each with its own chemical signature and color palette. Geological Information Axinite is a group of triclinic borosilicate minerals with the general formula (Ca, Fe, Mn, Mg)₃Al₂BO₃Si₄O₁₂OH. The group includes axinite-(Fe) (iron-rich, clove-brown), axinite-(Mn) (manganese-rich, honey-yellow to brown), axinite-(Mg) (magnesium-rich, pale violet to blue), and tinzenite (iron-manganese intermediate, yellowish). It forms primarily in contact metamorphic environments, such as skarn deposits, where granitic intrusions meet calcium-rich rocks like limestone, or in alpine clefts and hydrothermal veins. Boron, a scarce element in the Earth’s crust, is critical to axinite’s formation, often mobilized by hydrothermal fluids at moderate temperatures and pressures. Notable deposits occur in the Alps (France, Switzerland), California, New Jersey, Russia’s Ural Mountains, and Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, with crystals ranging from a few centimeters to exceptional specimens up to 25 cm in Brazil’s Bahia region. Axinite’s triclinic crystal structure strong pleochroism (displaying different colors when viewed from various angles), and pyroelectric/piezoelectric properties make it a subject of scientific intrigue for studying boron’s role in metamorphic processes. ▶️ Interesting Fact Axinite’s name, derived from the Greek “axina” (axe), reflects its sharp, axe-like crystal habit, first noted by mineralogist Rene Just Haüy in 1797. Its pleochroism can reveal striking brown, purple, or violet hues in a single crystal, making it a gemstone prized by collectors despite its rarity and brittleness. 💥 Have you ever seen axinite’s mesmerizing color shifts in person, or do you know of other minerals with such unique properties? 🔁 Like & Share your thoughts or favorite mineral finds below! 🎞️axinite specimen along with epidote gemstone https://t.co/KIv20gfCev Photos: https://t.co/azK6mwcrg0

geologyBits's tweet photo. In Geology ✔️ Mineralogy - Botany

#Axinite #Mineralogy #Geology #Gemstones

🔁 Unveiling Axinite: The Axe-Shaped Wonder of Earth’s Crust

▶️ Have you ever encountered a mineral that mimics the shape of an axe and glows with vibrant hues under different lights?

Meet axinite, a rare borosilicate gem that tells a captivating story of Earth’s geological artistry.

Formation Story
Axinite’s journey begins deep within the Earth, where boron-rich fluids, derived from ancient magmatic processes or the breakdown of minerals like tourmaline, infiltrate rocks under intense heat and pressure.

These conditions
often found in contact zones between igneous intrusions and surrounding rocks, give birth to axinite’s distinctive wedge-shaped crystals.

Over millions of years
these fluids interact with calcium, iron, manganese, or magnesium, crafting axinite’s unique varieties, each with its own chemical signature and color palette.

Geological Information
Axinite is a group of triclinic borosilicate minerals with the general formula (Ca, Fe, Mn, Mg)₃Al₂BO₃Si₄O₁₂OH.

The group includes
axinite-(Fe) (iron-rich, clove-brown), axinite-(Mn) (manganese-rich, honey-yellow to brown), axinite-(Mg) (magnesium-rich, pale violet to blue), and tinzenite (iron-manganese intermediate, yellowish).

It forms primarily
in contact metamorphic environments, such as skarn deposits, where granitic intrusions meet calcium-rich rocks like limestone, or in alpine clefts and hydrothermal veins.

Boron, a scarce element
in the Earth’s crust, is critical to axinite’s formation, often mobilized by hydrothermal fluids at moderate temperatures and pressures.

Notable deposits occur
in the Alps (France, Switzerland), California, New Jersey, Russia’s Ural Mountains, and Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan, with crystals ranging from a few centimeters to exceptional specimens up to 25 cm in Brazil’s Bahia region.

Axinite’s triclinic crystal structure
strong pleochroism (displaying different colors when viewed from various angles), and pyroelectric/piezoelectric properties make it a subject of scientific intrigue for studying boron’s role in metamorphic processes.

▶️ Interesting Fact
Axinite’s name, derived from the Greek “axina” (axe), reflects its sharp, axe-like crystal habit, first noted by mineralogist Rene Just Haüy in 1797.

Its pleochroism
can reveal striking brown, purple, or violet hues in a single crystal, making it a gemstone prized by collectors despite its rarity and brittleness.

💥 Have you ever seen axinite’s mesmerizing color shifts in person, or do you know of other minerals with such unique properties?

🔁 Like & Share your thoughts or favorite mineral finds below!

🎞️axinite specimen along with epidote gemstone
https://t.co/KIv20gfCev

Photos: https://t.co/azK6mwcrg0

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MineralExpert.org @mexporg

about 1 year ago

Large #Axinite specimen from Nausherwani Mine, Pakistan Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. #minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy

mexporg's tweet photo. Large #Axinite specimen from Nausherwani Mine, Pakistan Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan.

#minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy https://t.co/VcAtYJtML7

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MineralExpert.org @mexporg

over 1 year ago

Large #Axinite crystals with albite from Nausherwani Mine, Kharan District, Pakistan. #minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy

mexporg's tweet photo. Large #Axinite crystals with albite from Nausherwani Mine, Kharan District, Pakistan.

#minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy https://t.co/CFXhbO81rm

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MineralExpert.org @mexporg

over 1 year ago

Nice #Axinite from Puiva, Ural Mts. Russia. #minerals #crystals #mineralcollecting #mineralexpert #rockhounding #mineralogy

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over 1 year ago

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