Definition of Axinite

1. n. A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.

Definition of Axinite

1. Noun. (minerology) A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Axinite

1. a brown mineral [n -S]

Medical Definition of Axinite

1. A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges. Origin: Named in allusion to the form of the crystals, fr. Gr. An ax. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Axinite

axillary nerve
axillary nerve injury
axillary neuropathy
axillary node
axillary plexus
axillary region
axillary sheath
axillary space
axillary sweat glands
axillary thermometer
axillary triangle
axillary vein
axillas
axils
axing
axinite (current term)
axinites
axino
axinomancy
axinos
axio-
axio-occlusal
axiobuccal
axiobuccogingival
axioelectric
axioincisal
axiolabiolingual plane
axiolingual

Literary usage of Axinite

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by Tasmania Dept. of Mines (1902)
"The.axinite vein along which the tunnel has been driven is certainly the ... Where first cut, the hanging wall of the axinite vein was composed of ore, ..."

2. Mineralogy: An Introduction to the Scientific Study of Minerals by Sir Henry A Miers, Henry A[lexander] Miers (1902)
"638), associated with axinite, and accompanied by epidote, orthoclase, ... axinite axinite, of which beautiful specimens occur at Bourg d'Oisans with the ..."

3. Descriptive Mineralogy by William Shirley Bayley (1917)
"axinite, before the blowpipe, exfoliates and fuses to a dark green glass which becomes black in the oxidizing flame. It colors the flame green, ..."

4. A Text-book of Mineralogy: With an Extended Treatise on Crystallography and by Edward Salisbury Dana, William Ebenezer Ford (1922)
"... ni 110 Stereographic Projection of an axinite Crystal p(211). In Fig. 364 of anorthite the similarity of the crystal to one of ortho- clase is evident ..."

5. A Treatise on Metamorphism by Charles Richard Van Hise (1904)
"axinite occurs as a secondary constituent in basic eruptive rocks, such as the diabases and gabbros. It is found to some extent in the schists and gneisses, ..."

6. Gems, Jewelers' Materials, and Ornamental Stones of California by George Frederick Kunz (1905)
"Massive pectolite, similar to the above, is also found at Fort Point San Francisco, in veins reaching several inches in diameter * axinite, H.— 6.5-7. ..."

7. Precious Stones by Wilbert Goodchild, Robert Dykes (1908)
"axinite. axinite is but rarely used as a gem, although it has many ... A Group of axinite Crystals. or almost plum colour; the usual tint is clove brown. ..."

8. Petrographic Methods: The Authorized English Translation of Part I by Ernst Weinschenk, Robert Watson Clark (1912)
"Its distribution has as yet not been investigated to any great extent. axinite (12) axinite is a rare product of contact metamorphism or of ..."

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