M1328 Augite / Andradite [CSIRO]

Specimen details

Name M1328 Augite / Andradite
Owner CSIRO
Collection ARRC Collection
Catalog ID M1328
Material(s)
  • Augite [(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6] — 89.1%
  • Andradite [Ca3FeIII2(SiO4)3] — 10.9%

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 65767.
Locality Ala di Stura, Ala Valley, Lanzo Valleys, Metropolitan City of Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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