it is found in volcanoes where the Italian area
Augite is used for ceramics. I couldn't find anything else than that...
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.
on the hardness scale it is a 5-6
Yes. Gabbro, an igneous rock, has iron-bearing hornblende and augite.
When you crushed Gabbro you would obtainOlivine, Pyroxene(Augite), and Plagioclase
Augite can be found when like you find it.
augite is mined (found) in Italian volcanoes of vesuvious, stromboni, etna, and lazio
Augite is a type of pyroxene. It is a common mafic-intermediate igneous mineral, but can also be found in some metamorphic rocks.
Augite has a nonmetallic luster.
When was augite first used
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