M1865 Augite [CSIRO]

Specimen details

Name M1865 Augite
Owner CSIRO
Catalog ID M1865
Material(s)
  • Augite [(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6] — 97.0%
  • Tremolite [☐Ca2(Mg5.0-4.5FeII0.0-0.5)Si8O22(OH)2] — 3.0%

Phase abundance was determined by quantitative XRD analysis, in: Owen, N., Gomez-Camacho, R. and Fan R. (2023), Diffraction, Mineralogy and Geochemistry XRD Characterisation Report, Jobs # 6243 and # 6245 [CSIRO internal reports]. ID 63723.
Locality Mary Kathleen (near), Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia

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