Collector's Guide to the Axinite Group

The axinite group of rock—formed minerals is well known to collectors through the spectacularly sharp crystals collected in quantity at Dal'negorsk and Puiva in Russia and at Tomas and other localities in Pakistan. Axinites are occasionally cut as gems. This concise monograph provides an up—to—date review of the group, incorporating recent changes to the names of three axinite species. The book is illustrated with over 90 full—color photographs of representative specimens. After a brief int...