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Augite

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Locality: 
Pale Rabbiose, Monzoni Mountains, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4 × 6.1 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.80cm
Description

Black, partly lustrous, rather sharp crystals of augite up to 0.8 cm in size embedded in matrix, some of the crystal faces are exposed, from Palle Rabbiose, Monzoni, Italy. An interesting specimen of crystallized augite on matrix, which is rather rare, since augite crystals have been more often found as single crystals weathered out from the matrix rock.

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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