Axinite on Albite
at-auction$ 60
- Locality
- Thompson Peak, Plumas Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Tinzenite, Albite
- Dimensions
- 4 x 3.8 x 3 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- P997
Matrix of blocky white, porcelain-like Albite crystals hosting a purple Axinite crystal. The Axinite crystal is well centered on the matrix and 1.1cm in size with sharp edges and areas of transparency. This is classic old Californian material collected decades ago by Chuck Trantham.