Axinite

Item Description

Axinite is typically considered a collector's stone. The hardness of the material makes it durable enough to wear in jewelry, but it is rather brittle. Most Axinite crystals are rarely gemmy or thick enough for faceting. This stone is from Mexico, and is one of the few Axinites we've had to offer from the entire country recently. Good quality rough is extremely difficult to find not to mention that the area which produced this material in Mexico has been mined out for decades. This is a beautiful reddish-brown stone with a standard "Oval Brilliant" cut. This stone is not considered small by Axininte standards, even though it's under 1 carat. It is difficult to find this material in clean stones, so inclusions are accepted by most collectors and dealers. This stone is has slight inclusions, and shows a tiny bit of trichroism as it does a very slight color shift when rotated in different directions.