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augite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | mineral |
| Derivation | augitic |
Examples of augite
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This leads to a miscibility gap between pigeonite and augite compositions.
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Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees.
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In the ground-mass of these rocks, augite is almost universally present.
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Augite is rich in titanium compared to augite in tholeiitic basalt.
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The commonest crystals are olivine, augite and feldspar, with swarms of minute dusty black grains of magnetite.
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Augite is a solid solution in the pyroxene group.
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Shajar also known as Shazar is an augite with natural design on it which can be found under Ken River in Bundelkhand.
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Augite, biotite, plagioclase and hornblende occur as microphenocrysts and comprise 1% to 7% of the andesite.
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Plagioclase, hornblende and augite are mostly in form as phenocrysts and comprise 1% to 10% of the andesite.
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- Dark-green to black glassy mineral of the pyroxene group containing large amounts of aluminum and iron and magnesium
- (augitic) of or relating to or containing the mineral augite
- Augite is a single chain inosilicate mineral, (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)2O6. The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees.
- A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt
- A dark mineral of the pyroxene group
