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Augite from
Calton Hill Quarry, Blackwell in the Peak, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Calton Hill Quarry, Blackwell in the Peak, Derbyshire Dales District, Derbyshire, England, UK
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:630382
Long-form Identifier:1:3:630382:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
2.9km (1.8 miles) ⓘGreat Rocks Dale, Wormhill, High Peak, Derbyshire, England, UK
88.4km (54.9 miles) ⓘThurstaston Beach, Wirral, Merseyside, England, UK
References
Hamad, S. el D. (1963) The chemistry and mineralogy of the olivine nodules of Calton Hill, Derbyshire. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 33 (261) 483-497 doi:10.1180/minmag.1963.033.261.05
Donaldson, Colin H. (1978) Petrology of the uppermost upper mantle deduced from spinel-lherzolite and harzburgite nodules at Calton Hill, Derbyshire. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 65 (4) 363-377 doi:10.1007/bf00372284
Ford, T., Sarjeant, A., Smith, M. (1993) The minerals of the Peak district of Derbyshire. UK Journal of Mines and Minerals 13, Rockbottom Publications. 16-55
 
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