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Augite & Epidote

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Augite & Epidote

with older Alois Steiner label

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Description
Locality: 
Seebach Valley, Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.4 × 2.5 × 1.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.90cm
Description

Nice sample from older find, with a fine augite crystal and some yellow-green epidote. With older Alois steiner 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

Epidote

Formula: 
{Ca2}{Al2Fe3+}(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH)
Strunz: 
9.BG.05a
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
Colorless
Type Locality: 
Bourg d'Oisans, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France...

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