A rare or historical term for certain crystalline minerals or compounds with axial properties.
Related to 'axin' and 'axinite,' possibly derived from Greek 'axon' (axis) to indicate axial crystal symmetry, though the exact origin is disputed among mineralogists.
Old mineral names like 'axine' often get replaced by modern chemical nomenclature, but these vintage names preserve hints about how early crystallographers observed mineral structure.
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