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Fassaite

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Fassaite

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Description
Locality: 
Monzoni Mountains, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
12 × 7.5 × 6.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Description

Fassaite is a low iron Augite that was named after the Fassa Valley in Italy. This piece is a very good representative specimen of Fassaite hosting many large, pale green, monoclinic crystals. Ex Hoffmann collection, Germany

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