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Object Name |
Augite |
Object Description |
Cluster of at least eight large dark brown opaque dull stout prismatic augite, variety jeffersonite, with dimpled crystal faces. The center of the crystal base is dark green to black massive diopside. |
Collector |
Krantz, Dr. Adam August |
Place of Origin |
New Jersey/Sussex County/Sparta |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Pyroxene group |
Crystal System |
Monoclinic |
Sp Grav. |
3.2-3.6 |
Hardness |
5 - 6 |
Luster |
Dull |
Streak |
Greenish |
Fracture |
Uneven |
Classification |
Geology |
Variety |
Jeffersonite |
People |
Krantz, Adam August, 1808-1872 Brumby, Richard Trapier, 1804-1875 |
Search Terms |
Mineral |
Dimensions |
H-5.632 W-7.699 L-8.549 cm |
Catalog Number |
6375 |