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Augite from
Danburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Comments:Mentioned by Shepard, but no details provided. Not seen on specimens preserved at Yale Peabody Museum.
Confirmation
Validity:Unconfirmed/Questioned
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Danburite type locality, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:804575
Long-form Identifier:1:3:804575:1
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
1.7km (1.1 miles) North Street mall, Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
7.9km (4.9 miles) U. S. Route 7 Expressway (Danbury line to Iron Works District), Brookfield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
15.8km (9.8 miles) Tilly Foster Iron Mine, Town of Southeast, Putnam County, New York, USA
20.8km (12.9 miles) Weston meteorite (incl Easton; Trumbull; Fairfield), Easton (Weston), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
22.4km (13.9 miles) Old Mine Park (Old Tungsten Mine), Long Hill, Trumbull, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
37.7km (23.4 miles) Shaft 7, Delaware Aqueduct, Town of Fishkill, Dutchess County, New York, USA
40.7km (25.3 miles) Peekskill, Westchester County, New York, USA
42.1km (26.1 miles) Cotton Rock, Cold Spring, Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
42.2km (26.2 miles) Philips Mine (Philips Pyrite Mine; Anthony's Nose Pyrrhotite Mine), Town of Philipstown, Putnam County, New York, USA
45.2km (28.1 miles) Iona Island, Bear Mountain State Park, Rockland County, New York, USA
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