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Augite Var Fassaite

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Augite Var Fassaite

ex.Collection Staatliche Mineralien Niederlage Freiberg

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Description
Locality: 
Toal de la Foia, Moena, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.7 × 2 cm
Description

Nice old piece of fassaite with old label

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

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