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Name: Axinite-(Fe)
Ax-Fe
Specimens in Collection:

#82: Axinite-(Fe)
New Melones Reservoir, Calaveras County, California, USA
IMA Chemistry: Ca4Fe2+2Al4[B2Si8O30](OH)2
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Axinite-(Fe) contains elements:
Calcium (Ca)
Iron (Fe)
Aluminum (Al)
Boron (B)
Silicon (Si)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: France
Year First Published: 1801
IMA Status: Approved,Renamed
Status Notes: Haüy R J (1801) Axinite, (f.) c'est-à-dire, corps aminci en forme de tranchant de hache, 3, in Traité de Minéralogie., Chez Louis (Paris) 22-31 Name changed from axinite to ferroaxinite: Schaller W T (1911) Mineralogical notes, Series I. Axinite from California, U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin 490, 37-47 Redefined: Sanero E, Gottardi G (1968) Nomenclature and crystal-chemistry of axinites, American Mineralogist 53, 1407-1411 Name changed from ferroaxinite: Burke E A J (2008) Tidying up mineral names: an IMA-CNMNC scheme for suffixes, hyphens and diacritical marks, The Mineralogical Record 39, 131-135
Structural Group Name: Axinite
Fleischer's Group Name: axinite
Crystal Systems: triclinic
Oldest Known Age: 3200 Million Years Ago
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