Vote for your favorite mineral in #MinCup26! - Quartz vs. Asagiite
It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Augite from
Renazzo meteorite, Renazzo, Cento, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Renazzo meteorite, Renazzo, Cento, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1251614
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1251614:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
20.3km (12.6 miles) ⓘVigarano meteorite (Cariani; Ferrara; Mainardi; Morandi; Parish; Pieve; Vigarano Mainarda; Vigarano Pieve; Vigarno; Vigarvano; Vigavano [NHM cat.]), Vigarano Pieve, Vigarano Mainarda, Ferrara Province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
60.4km (37.5 miles) ⓘPiancaldoli meteorite, Fontanelice, Metropolitan City of Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
68.1km (42.3 miles) ⓘMonte delle Basse, Galzignano Terme, Padova Province, Veneto, Italy
69.5km (43.2 miles) ⓘZovon, Vo', Padova Province, Veneto, Italy
81.4km (50.6 miles) ⓘBosco Lauri Quarry (Basalti Verona Quarry; Basalt quarry), Montecchia di Crosara, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
84.7km (52.7 miles) ⓘBasalt quarry (San Giovanni Ilarione quarry), San Giovanni Ilarione, Verona Province, Veneto, Italy
94.1km (58.4 miles) ⓘGrolla quarry, Spagnago, Cornedo Vicentino, Vicenza Province, Veneto, Italy
References
Weisberg, M. K., and Prinz, M. (1990) Refractory-rich inclusions in CR2 (Renazzo-type) chondrites. Abstracts of the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 21, 1315-1316.
Buseck, P. R., and Hua, X. (1993) Matrices of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites. Annual Review of Earth & Planetary Sciences, 21, 255-305.
 
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