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Faden Augite With Quartz

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Faden Augite With Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Arondu, Basha Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
2 × 6 × 3.2 cm
Description

A very good well terminated faden augite cluster hosts to quartz matrix , no damage to augite , very hard to photograph , more interesting inperson.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Augite

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White

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