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A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Augite from Eganville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Description | This sample of augite from Eganville, Ontario, Canada is about 4.5 cm across. Augite is a clinopyroxene of complex chemistry, having the general formula (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Al,Si)2O6. It is an important rock forming mineral in many gabbros and basalts and in some metamorphic rocks. |
| Chronostratigraphy | Proterozoic |
| Location | Canada ▹ Ontario ▹ Renfrew. Near Eganville. Grenville Province. |
| Photographer | Shannon Heinle. 2001-04-24. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #1340. |
| Key words | augite, Ontario |
| Tech details | 569 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 403 |
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