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Augite from
Red Lake, Huntington Lake area, Fresno Co., California, USA

Description
Comments:	Occurs as abundant phenocrysts associated with phenocrysts of olivine in trachy basalts.
Quality of samples:	not specified / average specimens
Confirmation
Validity:	Believed Valid
References
References:	Hamilton, W.B. and Neuerberg, G.J. (1956) Olivine-sanidine, trachy basalt from the Sierra Nevada, California. American Mineralogist: 41: 851-873; Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 392.
Associated minerals:
Associates:	Olivine
Data
Mineral Data:	Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:	Click here to view Red Lake, Huntington Lake area, Fresno Co., California, USA

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