Axinite is a brown to violet-brown, or reddish-brown bladed group of minerals composed of calcium aluminium boro-silicate, . Axinite is pyroelectric and piezoelectric.
The axinite group includes: Axinite-(Fe) or ferroaxinite, Ca2Fe2+Al2BOSi4O15(OH) iron rich, clove-brown, brown, plum-blue, pearl-grayHandbook of Mineralogy: Ferroaxinite Axinite-(Mg) or magnesioaxinite, Ca2MgAl2BOSi4O15(OH) magnesium rich, pale blue to pale violet; light brown to light pink Handbook of Mineralogy: Magnesioaxinite Axinite-(Mn) or manganaxinite, Ca2Mn2+Al2BOSi4O15(OH) manganese rich, honey-yellow, clove-brown, brown to blueHandbook of Mineralogy: Manganaxinite Tinzenite (CaFe2+Mn2+)3Al2BOSi4O15(OH) iron – manganese intermediate, yellow, brownish yellow-greenHandbook of Mineralogy: Tinzenite
Axinite is sometimes used as a gemstone.Tables of Gemstone Identification By Roger Dedeyne, Ivo Quintens p.147
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