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Augite from
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pigeonite1
Plagioclase1
Magnetite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:823904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:823904:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
9.3km (5.8 miles) ⓘHazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.5km (6.5 miles) ⓘMcCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.8km (9.8 miles) ⓘDuggans Cradoc quarry, Cradoc, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) ⓘCygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.3km (11.4 miles) ⓘLangdons Point, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.2km (15.7 miles) ⓘSkillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
28.5km (17.7 miles) ⓘHanson’s Flagstaff Gully quarry, Flagstaff Gully, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
40.0km (24.9 miles) ⓘForster Prospect, Weld river district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
McDougall, I. (1961): Optical and chemical studies of pyroxenes in a differentiated Tasmanian dolerite. American Mineralogist. 46, 661-687
 
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