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Augite from
Keweenawan gabbros, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA


Locality type:Outcrop
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 Keweenawan gabbros, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:917436
Long-form Identifier:1:3:917436:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
12.4km (7.7 miles) ⓘMineral Lake lookout tower, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
14.3km (8.9 miles) ⓘ18 Mile Creek outcrops, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
15.6km (9.7 miles) ⓘQuarry Road quarry, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
23.0km (14.3 miles) ⓘPotato River intrusion, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
23.9km (14.9 miles) ⓘAshland Black Granite Quarry, Ashland County, Wisconsin, USA
43.1km (26.8 miles) ⓘHighway 27 roadcuts, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, USA
79.3km (49.3 miles) ⓘBuckley Quarry, Amnicon Falls, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘJohnson Materials Co. Quarry, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
81.1km (50.4 miles) ⓘSouth Range Quarry, South Range, Douglas County, Wisconsin, USA
88.9km (55.2 miles) ⓘEisenbrey deposit (Thornapple deposit), Rusk County, Wisconsin, USA
References
Leighton, M. W. (1954) Petrogenesis of a gabbro - granophyre complex in northern Wisconsin" Geological Society of America Bulletin: 65: 401-442.
 
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