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Axinite-(Fe) from
Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France


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Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
02957350017364445343663.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
00087610017364445347387.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
06914380017364445331160.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
02957350017364445343663.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
00087610017364445347387.jpg
Axinite-(Fe)

Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Locality type:Commune
Classification
Species:Axinite-(Fe)
Formula:Ca2Fe2+Al2BSi4O15OH
Comments:Originally named axinite.
Confirmation
Validity:Valid - Type Locality
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Axinite-(Fe) data
Locality Data:Click here to view Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans, Grenoble, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:112121
Long-form Identifier:1:3:112121:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
Haüy, René Just (1796) Extrait du Traité Élémentaire de Minéralogie que le C.en Haüy s'occupe de rédiger. Journal des mines, 5 (28). 249-334 p.264
Cathelineau, Michel; Gerbeaud, Olivier; Peiffert, Chantal (2025) Axinite, a Borosilicate with Extensive Fe-Mn Substitutions at the Scale of Monocrystal Revealed by Micro-XRF Imaging and In Situ Analysis: An Example from the Type Locality at Oisans (France). Crystals, 15 (5). doi:10.3390/cryst15050402
 
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