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词条 Augite
释义

  1. Characteristics

  2. Locations

  3. See also

  4. References

{{Infobox mineral
| name = Augite
| category = Inosilicates
| image = Augite Rwanda.jpg
| imagesize = 260px
| alt =
| caption = Augite – Muhavura volcano
| formula = (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6
| molweight =
| strunz = 9.DA.15
| system = Monoclinic
| class = Prismatic (2/m)
(same H-M symbol)
| symmetry = C2/c
| unit cell = a = 9.699, b = 8.844
c = 5.272 [Å]
β = 106.97°; Z = 4
| color = Black, brown, greenish, violet-brown; in thin section, colorless to gray with zoning common
| habit = Commonly as stubby prismatic crystals, also acicular, skeletal, dendritic
| twinning = Simple or multiple on {100} and {001}
| cleavage = {110} good with 87° between {110} and {1{{overline|1}}0}; parting on {100} and {010}
| fracture = uneven to conchoidal
| tenacity = brittle
| mohs = 5.5 to 6
| luster = Vitreous, resinous to dull
| refractive = nα = 1.680–1.735, nβ = 1.684–1.741, nγ = 1.706–1.774
| opticalprop = Biaxial (+)
| birefringence = δ = 0.026–0.039
| pleochroism = X = pale green, pale brown, green, greenish yellow; Y = pale brown, pale yellow-green, violet; Z = pale green, grayish green, violet
| streak = Greenish-white
| gravity = 3.19–3.56
| density =
| melt =
| fusibility =
| diagnostic =
| solubility =
| diaphaneity = Transparent to opaque
| other =
| references = [1][2][3]
}}

Augite is a common rock-forming pyroxene mineral with formula (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6. The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages, meeting at angles near 90 degrees.

Characteristics

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Augite is a solid solution in the pyroxene group. Diopside and hedenbergite are important endmembers in augite, but augite can also contain significant aluminium, titanium, and sodium and other elements. The calcium content of augite is limited by a miscibility gap between it and pigeonite and orthopyroxene: when occurring with either of these other pyroxenes, the calcium content of augite is a function of temperature and pressure, but mostly of temperature, and so can be useful in reconstructing temperature histories of rocks. With declining temperature, augite may exsolve lamellae of pigeonite and/or orthopyroxene. There is also a miscibility gap between augite and omphacite, but this gap occurs at higher temperatures. There are no industrial or economic uses for this mineral.

Locations

Augite is an essential mineral in mafic igneous rocks; for example, gabbro and basalt and common in ultramafic rocks. It also occurs in relatively high-temperature metamorphic rocks such as mafic granulite and metamorphosed iron formations. It commonly occurs in association with orthoclase, sanidine, labradorite, olivine, leucite, amphiboles and other pyroxenes.[1]

Occasional specimens have a shiny appearance that give rise to the mineral's name, which is from the Greek augites, meaning "brightness", although ordinary specimens have a dull (dark green, brown or black) luster. It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1792.[2]

Transparent augites containing dendritic patterns are used as gems and ornamental stones known as shajar in parts of India. It is found near the Ken River.[4] Local jewelers export raw shajar stone and items to different parts of India. Banda is one city noted for trade of shazar stone.[5]

See also

  • Fassaite

References

  • Deer, W. A., Howie, R. A., and Zussman, J. (1992). An introduction to the rock-forming minerals (2nd ed.). Harlow: Longman {{ISBN|0-582-30094-0}}
1. ^Handbook of Mineralogy
2. ^Augite on Mindat.org
3. ^Webmineral data for Augite
4. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=ixhJAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Shazar%22+stone&dq=%22Shazar%22+stone&hl=en&ei=eHLDTseyCsKA8wPqqqzxCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&redir_esc=y] Handmade in India:A Geographic Encyclopedia of India Handicrafts
5. ^[https://books.google.com/books?ei=W3PDTp_RE5DA8QPRk-mlCw&ct=result&id=b05mAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Shazar%22+stone+-zalman+-israel+-palestine&q=%22Shazar%22+#search_anchor] The journal of the Numismatic Society of India, Volume 59
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