Augite is used for ceramics.
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it is found in volcanoes where the Italian area
on the hardness scale it is a 5-6
in gneisses or granulates places:Excellent Augite crystals are found in the Italian volcanoes of Vesuvius, Stromboli, Etna, and Lazio. Good crystals also come from the Bushfield Complex, Transvaal, South Africa; Auvergne, France; and Eifel, Germany. In the U.S., large crystals are found in upstate New York in the St. Lawrence area (Balmat, Pitcairn, DeKalb, Diana, etc.) Crystals similar to those are also found in Canada in Renfrew Co.Another famous area for Augite crystals are the Ramapo Mountains, Orange and Rockland Counties, New York (Hogencamp Mine, Brooks Hollow, and Iona Island). Augite is also found in Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey; the Trail Creek area, Grand Co., Colorado; the Stillwater Complex, Montana; and Cedar Butte, near Tillamook, Tillamook Co., Oregon.
Yes. Gabbro, an igneous rock, has iron-bearing hornblende and augite.
When you crushed Gabbro you would obtainOlivine, Pyroxene(Augite), and Plagioclase
When was augite first used
Augite can be found when like you find it.
It is used for cermonics, mineral coolecting and glazing. :)
Augite has a nonmetallic luster.
Do it right, choose Augite!
augite is mined (found) in Italian volcanoes of vesuvious, stromboni, etna, and lazio
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Translucent and/or opaque