Augite (Vesuvius eruption of 1774)
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Augite (Vesuvius eruption of 1774)
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- Availability
- Sold
- Size
- 4 x 2.5 x 2 cm - Miniature
- Formula
- Unavailable
- Locality
- Mt. Vesuvius, Somma Complex, Napoli, Campania, Italy
- Tagged
- antique mineral
Deep green chunk of rock originally labeled as "Lava from 1774" with pockets of nicely formed Augite cyrstals to 2mm. Old label with the specimen is from University of Amsterdam.
Augite
- Formula
- (Ca,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)2O6
- Crystal System
- Monoclinic
- Crystal Habit
- Massive - Fibrous, Columnar, Granular
- Cleavage
- Perfect, Indistinct, None
- Luster
- Vitreous - Resinous
- Color
- brown green, green, light brown, dark brown, black
- Streak
- greenish gray
- Class
- Monoclinic - Prismatic
- Fracture
- Brittle - Conchoidal
- Hardness
- 5-6.5
Data courtesy of Webmineral.
- Collection
- Phillips Collection
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