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Augite

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Description
Locality: 
Buffaure Group, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.1 × 3.4 × 2.2 cm
Description

A superbly defined, raven black crystal of Augite set on typically matrix. The Augite is sharp edged, lustrous and rich of faces. So far I can see the crystal is absolutely intact. You seldom see pieces like this nowadays.

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
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