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Fassaite

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Fassaite

With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Monzoni Mountains, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Fassaite is a low iron variety of augite named after the Fassa Valley .This old specimen has a very rich coverage of green intergrown fassaite crystals up to 1.3 cm and some black spinel crystals.
Comes with an antique label.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Fassaite

Variety Of: 

Augite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0
Cartils Minerals

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