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Augite

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Description
Locality: 
Izaña Mountain, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.1 × 1.5 × 1.3 cm
Description

Black lustrous crystal of augite with a net definition of faces and edges. The specimen was collected in 2010 with a special authorization at the Izaña Mountain (2300 m high), a restricted area because it is the location where the Astrophysical Institute of Canarias has some telescopes.

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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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