M1385 Augite / Epidote [CSIRO]

Specimen details

Name M1385 Augite / Epidote
Owner CSIRO
Collection ARRC Mitchel Collection
Catalog ID M1385
Material(s)
  • Augite [(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6] — 45.2%
  • Epidote [Ca2(Al2FeIII)[Si2O7][SiO4]O(OH)] — 41.5%
  • Albite [NaAlSi3O8] — 9.8%
  • Fluorapatite [Ca5(PO4)3F] — 3.5%

Phase abundance was determined by quantitative XRD analysis, in: Owen, N., Gomez-Camacho, R. and Fan R. (2023), Diffraction, Mineralogy and Geochemistry XRD Characterisation Report, Jobs # 6243 and # 6245 [CSIRO internal reports]. ID 65609.

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