6470 - Augite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6470

Mineral Name

Augite

Mineral Variety

Jeffersonite

Chemical Formula

(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Specimen Number
F102

95/325

Augite (jeffersonite) crystal group, showing well-formed crystals weathered from matrix.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.0832272, -74.6052254

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Sterling Mine
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands