Augite

This specimen is a fully developed crystal of augite which is referred to as jeffersonite in Franklin circles.

Origin: Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, U.S.A.
Ex. Frank Edwards Collection, ex. W. A. Roebling Collection

Sample size: 5.6 x 3.3 x 2.5 cm

 

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Trinityminerals.com

 

  

Origin: Eifel Region, Germany

Sample size: 7.5 x 5.1 x 3.9 cm

 

  

Origin: Mt. Teide, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Sample size: 4.4 x 3.0 x 2.3 cm

 

Origin: Twin Peak, Millard Co., Utah, U.S.A.

Ex. Martin Zinn collection

Sample size: 4.6 x 4 x 2.7 cm

 

  

Origin: Boreslau, nr. Teplitz, Bohemia, Czech Republic

Ex. Richard Hauck collection

Sample size: 3.3 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm

 

  

Origin: Nordmark, Sweden

Ex. Ehrling collection

Sample size: 9.7 x 8.1 x 4.4 cm

 

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Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

  

Origin: Buffaure Mt., Pozza di Fassa, Fassa Valley, Trento Province, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Sample size: 13 x 11 x 9 mm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Dan Weinrich

Dealer in fine mineral specimens

 

Origin: Natural Bridge, New York, U.S.A.

Sample size: 1.5 x 2.8 cm

 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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