Augite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Monoclinic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Colour
- Black, Green
- Lustre
- Glassy
- Use
- No special use
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name comes from Greek auge, meaning brightness or lustre.
- Augite is common in basalt and gabbro, the dark rocks that make up much of the ocean floor.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q192141 · All stones · All entries