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Augite from
Ashland Black Granite Quarry, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Quarry
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 Ashland Black Granite Quarry, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:840563
Long-form Identifier:1:3:840563:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘPotato River intrusion, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) ⓘQuarry Road quarry, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
13.5km (8.4 miles) ⓘMineral Lake lookout tower, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘKeweenawan gabbros, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
38.0km (23.6 miles) ⓘ18 Mile Creek outcrops, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
67.0km (41.7 miles) ⓘHighway 27 roadcuts, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
71.6km (44.5 miles) ⓘCanyon Creek, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
86.7km (53.9 miles) ⓘBergland, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA
99.5km (61.8 miles) ⓘEisenbrey deposit (Thornapple deposit), Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA
100.0km (62.1 miles) ⓘBuckley Quarry, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Leighton, M. W. (1954) Petrogenesis of a gabbro - granophyre complex in northern Wisconsin" Geological Society of America Bulletin: 65: 401-442.
 
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