Description: Axinite-(Fe) Obira Mine, Ono-gun, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan 60.0 x 52.0 x 43.0 mm This fine, sculptural specimen from this famous Japanese locality consists of many sharply-terminated, lustrous, clove-brown crystals of Axinite to 21 mm. From the Earl Calvert (1904-1964) collection, this specimen is pristine.

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