Description
Large axinite crystals associated with pale epidote crystals from the Lac de Lauvitel area in Oisans (Isère).Axinite is one of the star minerals of the Oisans region and the Alps. Lauvitel is a lake located at an altitude of 1,530 meters, high above the commune of Bourg d’Oisans, in the Vénéon valley. It is the largest lake in the Massif des Écrins.
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