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Meaning of AXINITE

 
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ax"i*nite\, n. [Named in allusion to the form of the
crystals, fr. Gr. ? an ax.] (Min.)
A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in
glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
 

 

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