axinite
axinite crystals from Russia
oval cut anixite from Russia
axinite from Pakistan drop cut
trillion cut axinite from Pakistan
fluid – like inclusions ( liquid – gas )
gas – liquid like inclusions
Detailed sheet
axinite
It is the form of its crystals with sharp edges, ax shaped , which gave its name derived from “axinos” in Greek. It was discovered by Schreiber in France in the Massif de l’Oisans it was Romé Isle who described and identified it and René Just Haüy who gave it its name.
We can classify the axinites as ferroaxinites that contain iron (the most common and interesting as gems), manganaxinites, magnesioaxinites and tinzénite (yellow-orange).
It is piezoelectric and thus attracts dust.
CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Ca2(Fe,Mg,Mn)Al2 [BO3OH,Si4O12]
calcium aluminium boro - silicate
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Main color
brown
Other colors
grey, colourless, red, purple
classically purplish brown, sometimes with shades of blue, red, orange
Color of streak
white
Luster
vitreous
Hardness
6.5 to 7.0
Density
3.25 to 3.35
Cleavage
indistinct
Fracture
splintery
easy cleavage in only one direction
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
Transparency
translucent, transparent
often translucent
Refractive index
1.655 - 1.705
Double refraction
0.009
weak biaxial (-)
visible double refraction
No
Dispersion
0.020(0.011)
Pleochroism
strong
Number of colors
3
olive-green, reddish brown, yellow-brown
Absorption spectrum
512 - 492 - 466 - 415
for the iron rich variety
brown axinite spectrum system
burgundy axinite spectrum system
brown axinite spectrum system
Fluorescence
variable
orange - red depending on the origins
Inclusions
many fissures
CRYSTALS PROPERTIES
thin and sharp like sharpened axes
crystals system
triclinic
OTHER INFORMATIONS
Astrological sign
Capricorn, Pisces, Scorpio
APPROACHING GEMS
Exploited
sites
Highly sought after in France in the eighteenth century at the Bourg d’Oisans (Isère), It was also found in the peak Arbizon (Pyrenees), Cornwall (England), California (USA), Baja California (Mexico), in the Urals (Russia), Sri Lankla, Tasmania, Japan (Miyazaki and Toroku), in Tanzania, in Pakistan…
use in jewelry
It’s a collection stone
Daily care
and precautions
It is fragile and susceptible to shocks
Historical
healing properties
the opaque varieties do emit radiations too low to be assessed in crystal healing. The yellow-orange stones would act on the sex chakra and also that of the solar plexus, proving to be a good sexual enhancer for men.
The purple brown stones allow greater circulation of energy between the top and bottom chakras . It would be a stone that carries the energy, which would identify areas of lack in energy .
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