{"product_id":"axinite-fe-9","title":"AXINITE-(Fe)","description":"Axinite is one of the minerals which put Bourg d'Oisans in Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France on the map. Known since the 1770s, the razor-sharp clove-brown to violet-brown triclinic crystals are what gave it its name - 'Axe'-inite, having previously been termed \"Violet Schorl\" and \"Thumite\" based on its appearance and one of the early localities. There are several occurrences in the valleys surrounding Bourg d'Oisans and I cannot be certain of the specific source of this specimen, but it is an older one, accompanied by a nice handwritten label appearing to have the style of the second half of the 19th century. Forming a thin plate which doesn't sit naturally for display, it does nevertheless host several exceptionally well-formed, classic, razor-sharp, triclinic bladed crystals with great colour (clove brown), lustre and transparency. The largest crystal is very 3-dimensional and looks like a perfect 'model' crystal, reaching 2.2 cm in length, but it does has a chip along one edge and a Quartz crystal protruding from one side. Based on other Axinite specimens in the Bourg d'Oisans area it is likely to be Axinite-(Fe). It is from the superb systematic collection assembled by the brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 \u0026amp; 1956-2021).","brand":"Crystal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59202260304207,"sku":"CC29089","price":300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/3748\/2063\/files\/CC29089_a70cfe49-bc8f-4a1e-bf51-50cd85f00906.jpg?v=1792507581","url":"https:\/\/crystalclassics.co.uk\/products\/axinite-fe-9","provider":"Crystal Classics UK","version":"1.0","type":"link"}