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Augite Var Fassaite

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Augite Var Fassaite

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Description
Locality: 
Val Bona, Adamello Massif, Brescia Province, Lombardy, Italy
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 2 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.00cm
Weight: 
52.00gr
Description

Very nice big Fassaite crystals up to 20 mm

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

Fassaite

Variety Of: 

Augite

Formula: 
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Fe3+,Ti)[(Si,Al)2O6]
Strunz: 
9.DA.15
Hardness: 
5.5 - 6.0
Hardness: 
0.0