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Microcline Augite & Titanite

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Microcline Augite & Titanite

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Description
Locality: 
Maniwaki Occurrences, Lac-Pythonga, Outaouais, Québec, Canada
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
9 × 8 × 7 cm
Description

Impressive lustrous and well formed microcline crystal associated with augite, titanite, allanite-(Ce) and quartz.  Collected in 2015 from a small pegmatite vein rich in orange calcite, similar to the famous Yates Mine near Otter Lake.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Crystal System: 
Triclinic - Pinacoidal
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway

Augite

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

Titanite

Formula: 
CaTi(SiO4)O
Strunz: 
9.AG.15
Hardness: 
5.0 - 5.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Titanite occurrence, Hauzenberg, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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