also: ふせき
axinite
A mineral name; used in geology and mineralogy contexts.
Axinite can sometimes be found in contact metamorphic rocks.
Standard kanji spelling for the mineral axinite.
Alternate reading ふせき, less common than おのいし.
The kanji 斧 (axe) and 石 (stone) describe the mineral's axe-head-like crystal shape. The reading おのいし is the native Japanese reading of these characters; ふせき is the Sino-Japanese reading.