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Diopside & Augite

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Diopside & Augite

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Description
Locality: 
Obersulzbach Valley, Zell am See District, Salzburg, Austria
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
1.7 × 1.4 × 0.8 cm
Description

Dark green, blocky crystals with elongated light green diopside crystals.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Diopside

Formula: 
CaMgSi2O6
Group Parent: 
Clinopyroxene Subgroup
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.5
Streak: 
white

Augite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Crystal System: 
Monoclinic
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0