axiniten.
/ˈaksɪnʌɪt/ Mineralogy.
A mineral belonging to Dana's epidote group of unisilicates, consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, lime, and iron, with broad acute-edged crystals somewhat resembling an axe-head.
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1802 Count de Bournon in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 92 293 (note) Axinite, the thumerstein of Werner.
1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 298 Axinite admits of a high polish, but is deficient in delicacy of color.
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