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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A mineral occurring commonly in crystals, whose general form is that of a very oblique rhomb, so flattened that some of its edges become thin and sharp like the edge of an ax (whence its name), also sometimes found in lamellar masses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Min.) A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
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- noun mineralogy A
borosilicate ofaluminum ,iron , andlime , commonly found in glassy, brown crystals withacute edges.
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The hardness of 6½-7, combined with the colour and transparency, renders axinite applicable for use as a gemstone, the Dauphiné crystals being occasionally cut for this purpose.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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In its occurrence in basic rather than in acid eruptive rocks, axinite differs from the boro-silicate tourmaline, which is usually found in granite.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various
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Boric acid is also a constituent of certain silicates, such as tourmaline, axinite, and datholite.
A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. Cornelius Beringer 1886
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