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Augite Var Fassaite

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Augite Var Fassaite

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Description
Locality: 
Dosso degli Areti, Braone, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4 × 7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.00cm
Weight: 
212.00gr
Description

Several greenish Fassaite crystals up to 10 mm are scattering out the surface of this nice specimen

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