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Augite from
Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Hill
Classification
Species:Augite
Formula:(CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pigeonite1 photo of Augite associated with Pigeonite at this locality.
Plagioclase1 photo of Augite associated with Plagioclase at this locality.
Magnetite1 photo of Augite associated with Magnetite at this locality.
Quartz1 photo of Augite associated with Quartz at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Augite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Red Hill, Snug, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:823904
Long-form Identifier:1:3:823904:4
GUID (UUID V4):5701bf3f-7042-4b90-9137-bb40dc8bc013
Nearest other occurrences of Augite
9.3km (5.8 miles) Hazell Bros Leslie Vale quarry, Leslie Vale, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
10.5km (6.5 miles) McCarthy's Quarry, Longley, Kingborough municipality, Tasmania, Australia
15.8km (9.8 miles) Duggans Cradoc quarry, Cradoc, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
16.3km (10.1 miles) Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
18.3km (11.4 miles) Langdons Point, Cygnet district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
25.2km (15.7 miles) Skillion Hill, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
28.5km (17.7 miles) Hanson’s Flagstaff Gully quarry, Flagstaff Gully, Clarence city, Tasmania, Australia
40.0km (24.9 miles) Forster Prospect, Weld river district, Huon-Channel region, Huon Valley municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Corporate Document (Series)
A Catalogue of the Minerals of Tasmania Geological Survey Bulletin 73 by R. S. Bottrill and W. E. Baker...Baker Mineral Resources Tasmania Department of Infrastructure, Energy and Resources E>...rossi'oilittes PO Box 56 Rosny Park Tasmania 7018 Phone (03) 6233 8377 Fax (03) 6233 8338 Email info@mrt...gov.au First published in Australia in 2008 by Mineral Resources Tasmania Department of Infrastructure...Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018 www.mrttas.gov.au ©Copyright State of Tasmania, 2008 All rights reserved
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Canberro, A.C.7., Auslrolia. ABSTRACT At Red Hill in southern Tasmania a large near vertical dike-like intrusion...outline the ferrohedenbergite. a and ferroaugites augite, tt'o pigeonite and existing complete lractionation...Partiaily inverted to orthopyroxene A member of the augite series crystallizes in cotectic equilibrium rvith...pyroxene phasesoccurring in the large Red Hilr intrusion of Tasmania, in which an acid granophyre occurs;...middle stagesof fractionation of the magma of the Red Hill intrusion, and of the Tasmanian dolerites as a
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
The University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia Istituto di Geoscienze e Georisorse, Consiglio...2013 Available online xxxx Keywords: Antarctica Tasmania Granophyres Tholeiite Ferrar a b s t r a c t...Promontory and Archambault Ridge) and Tasmania (e.g., the Red Hill intrusion and Mount Wellington sill)...basaltic andesite composition containing plagioclase, augite, pigeonite, and interstitial Fe–Ti oxides; b) rocks...the striking chemical convergence of subcalcic Fe-augite and Fe-pigeonite followed by more evolved rocks
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
differentiation: an example from the Red Hill intrusion, S. Tasmania Paolo A. Sossi • John D. Foden • Galen...pairs from the classic, tholeiitic Red Hill sill in southern Tasmania. The intrusion exhibits a vertical...Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia P. A. Sossi (&) Research School of Earth Sciences...Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia e-mail: paolo.sossi@anu.edu.au G. P. Halverson...nature of these processes. The Red Hill intrusion, southern Tasmania (Fig. 1), is ideal for this study
Book (edition)
National Library of Australia card number and ISBN 0 207 12278 4 Registered in Australia for transmission...transmission by post as a book PRINTED "ill we IN AUSTRALIA BY HALSTEAD PRESS, SYDNEY To DR W. R. BROWNE...edition of this book only rocks occurring in Australia were described, but in this edition a short chapter...that this brief survey of the igneous rocks of Australia may stimulate research into some of the minerals...are in the Department of Geology, University of Tasmania, and three ignimbrites and a crystal lithic tuff
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
JdL-CMS, Curtin University, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. Abstract Geochronological techniques such as...different Large Igneous Provinces (LIPs) located in Australia. We show that pyroxene can provide meaningful...province found throughout the western half of Australia. These samples are composed of fine-medium to...outcropped throughout the island state of Tasmania, Australia (Figure 1). These two CFBs were targeted...Antarctica and in the Australian state of Tasmania. In Tasmania, intrusions of tholeiitic magmas are exposed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Brisbane and Casino, the Tweed Shield Volcano 1 (Hill, 1951; Stephenson, Stevens & Tweedale, 1960; McElroy...manifestations of Tertiary volcanic activity in eastern Australia, the volcanic rocks extending approximately 70...aspects of Tertiary volcanic activity in eastern Australia. 2. PETROGRAPHY Table I lists 16 analyses of...contains violet coloured (" apparently titaniferous ") augite and " abundant olivine granules " (Richards, op...phenocrysts of olivine (Fa26 mol. per cent), zoned augite (/3 = 1-696; 2Vy = 52 to 49 degrees; approximately
Report (issue)
Introduction, p. 5. List of Papers, p. 7. Australia generally New South Wales Victoria : Queensland...Index, p. 60; : Subject Index, p. 86 : Western Australia Locality Index, p. 75. Locality Index, p. 95...95. ; Subject Index, p. 102; South Australia: Tasmania: : . Locality Index, p. 110. Subject Index...a different name. Agam, in a new country like Australia, it is often necessary to christen a new mining...occurrences. A case in point may be cited from South Australia. Wulfenite is recorded from “ Mount Lyndhurst
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
fayalite, such as is exhibited by the Tasmanian Red Hill dolerite-granophyre suite, and (2) a quench trend...trend characteristic of the subcalcic augite groundmass sequence of the volcanic suites as exemplified...1963, Fig. 3), or the trend of pyroxenes in the Red Hill dolerite-granophyre mass (McDougall 1961, Fig...O,-MgSiO,. He was of the opinion that subcalcic augite did not normally form under ordinary conditions...crystallization was from salite passing through augite and subcalcic augite to ferropigeonite. Throughout the greater
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
alkali feldspar Pigeonite, augite, and labradorite Orthopyroxene, augite, and labradorite Orthopyroxene...and labradorite + augite Micropegmatite, ferroaugite, and andesine Pigeonite, augite, and andesine the...plagioclase crystals. The intercumulus minerals are augite, plagioclase, minor amounts of iron ore, and often...closely packed plagioclase cumulates at the top. Augite, which occurs as large poikilitic crystals, forms...are not found. Plagioclase and minor amounts of augite, K feldspar, and iron ore form the intercumulus
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
and optically determined. These pyroxenes are an augite (Wo36 En41 Fs23) and two subcalcic ferroaugites...With crystal fractionation Ca+2 and Mg+2 of the augite are progressively replaced by Fe+2, the ratio of...clinopyro xenes takes a course from augite, passing through subcalcic augite, to subcalcic ferroaugite. 1。...玄武 研 究 報 文43 第1表 大滝粗粒 玄武岩々床の単斜輝石の化学組成 1. Augite,粗 粒 玄 武 岩(810) 2. Subcalcic fenoaugite,粗 粒...例 は無 い様 で あ る.こ れ らの単斜 輝石 は上記 分類 に従 えばsubcalcic augite又 は ビ ジオ ン輝 石質 鉄 普通 輝石 と名付 け られ る。 4.晶 出 分化 に伴
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Skaergaard fractionation sequence. The range for the augite-ferroaugite-ferrohedenbergite series is from Ca42...pyroxenes, from ultrabasic rocks, are diopsidic augite and bronzite, while the middle stage are augites...properties and chemical compositions of the Skaergaard augite-ferroaugite-ferrohedenbergite series. Composition...beginning with the crystallization of a diopsidic augite in equilibrium with bronzite, passing with iron...fractionation (diopsidic augite-bronzite pairs), and rather less so for the middle stages (augite-pigeonite pairs)
Catalog/List
.50 .75 Chiastolite XI; California or South Australia ...... 1 x 2" .26 2.00 1.00 XI, partly altered;...ASPARAGUS-STONE-See Apatite ATTAPULGITE-See Fuller's Earth AUGITE-See Pyroxene AUTUNITE (hydrous uranium cal cium........ 1. 50 .7 5 White ; New Jersey. Fluoresces red under short ultra-violet radiations. .. ... ....... .80 3.00 1.50 1.00 1.00 O n ilmenite; South Australia ..............1 x 2", .25 In sandstone, lean commercial...odd shaped masses; Mexico, 1 x l " .35 Twin xi; Australia. ¼ to ½ ". 5 for 50c Stream Tin, small botryoidal
Catalog/List
numerals below: ACTINOLITE-Scc Amphibolc AEGIRINE-AUGITE-Sce Pyroxene AGATE-Sec Quartz ALABANDITE (magancsc... . . . . . . 40 ATTAPULGITE-Scc Fuller's Earth AUGITE-Sec Pyroxene AUTUNITE (hydrous uranium calcium...... .. ... . ..37 White; New Jersey. Fluoresces red under short ultraviolet radiations . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . 6 li1assive, banded with red jasper; Michigan . . . . . . . . . . 6 Banded with...per pound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Oolitic, red masses showing numerous oolites; New York, 10 lbs
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Australian National University Canberra, A.C.T., Australia (Received 12 October1964) Abstract-The elements...a differentiated tholeiitic dolerite sill from Tasmania. A multivariate statistical technique is employed...of Jurassic age are of widespread occurrence in Tasmania. EDWARDS (1942) has shown that these dolerites...studied by EDWARDS (1942) and TILLER (1959) ; in the Red Hill intrusion, differentiation has produced silicic...zone dolerites consists of equal proportions of augite and pigeonite ; the plagioclase of both regions
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
micatrachyte, shontains, Montana. kinite, monzon­ ite,augite syenite, nephelite basalt, leucitite, tinguaites...dolomites. Ju d ith Mountains, Montana. Tinguaites (augite phonolites). Ditto. Diorite and gran­ ite, porphyries...argillite. (Also younger and older limestones?) Red Hill, N ew Hampshire. Foyaite, umptekite, paisanite...diorite. enite, vogesite, jacupirangite, foya­ ite, augite syenite, laurvikite, augitite, limburgite. C a...t e , limburgite, augitite, nephelite syenite, augite syenite, theralite. Tertiary marls and calcareous
Catalog/List
... .... . . ........ .60 Chiastolite; South Australia; crude xl . . . ... .... . ....... . XI; California...Colorado ... .. ... . ... .... ..... .... ... . AUGITE-See Pyroxene AZURITE (basic copper carbonate)...a mixture of cliachite and gibbsite.) Pisolitic, red and black; Arkansas. 10 lbs. or more, 16¢ per lb...more, 15¢ per lb. White; New Jersey. Fluoresces red under ultra-violet ra...... ...... .... ...........diations White, with willemite; New Jersey. Fluoresces red and green under ultra-violet radiations . . . .
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T., Australia (Received29 Septenaber1965; in revieedfonn 2 Fehq...pigeonite tholeiites contain pigeon&e, subcalcic augite, sugite and plagioclase ~cropheno~sts only. Earlier...base of the sill. The main minerals are rna~e~an augite and inverted pigeonite subop~tica~y intergrown...orthopyroxene (Opx); equares-micropegmatite (McP); Augite concentrationis shown by differencebetween Px asld...height in the Lake Van& sill. Not8 diRerent scales. augite was found in the Salina Pond, Lake Vanda and Kukri
Report (issue)
Bureau of Mineral Resources, Canberra City, Australia el= GEOLOGICAL OF AMERICA SOCIETY SPECIAL ...accumulation of olivine enveloped in early plagioclase and augite determined the location of the famous hyalosiderite...crystallize in each magma phase was olivine, plagioclase, augite, and orthopyroxene. In the northern part of the...tholeiite. Attempts to separate pigeonite from augite were abortive. Field Sampling Specimens were accurately...Jurassic dolerite cone sheets are not uncommon in Tasmania, where, it is believed, they serve as feeders
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Rock-forming minerals: Olivine from peridotite Augite Hornblende Hornblende from low-grade amphibolite...the granophyre from Red Hill, Tasmania, which is a differentiate of the Tasmania dolerite, there is a...between 8 and 10 ppb. The content of Hg in the augite and the olivine is lower than those found in the...Mt. Camp, Valley of 10000 Smokes, Alaska, U.S.A. red sulphur from same locality mixed sample from fissure...Hg in mineral phases, its content in olivine and augite is lower than those found in biotites, phlogopite
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
LITCHFIELD, MAINE, AND HAWES’ HORNBLENDE-SYENITE FROM RED HILL, NEW HAMP­ SHIRE. BY W. S. BAYLEY. (Read befm-e.................. Hawes’ Homblende-Syenite from Red Hill, Moultonboro, New H am pshire... H isto rical...described by Hawes* as a hornblende-syenitc from Red Hill, Moultonboro, New Hampshire. In neither case has...half buried in the soil on the gradual slope of a hill, while others lie on the surface. From the great...from it, in a clump of bushes near the bottom of a hill, there is a pile of large blocks resembling in their
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
paleogeographically adjacent Bunbury basalt in SW Australia (40Ar–39Ar ages of 136–130 Ma; Frey et al., 1996;...Kerguelen plume that led to the break-up of India and Australia (Zhu et al., 2009, 2013; Olierook et al., 2016;...mafic rocks. 3.1.1. Dolerite Dolerites consist of augite (30–40 vol.%), plagioclase (50–60 vol.%), and minor... Journal Pre-proof (Fig. 2a, b, c, k, and l). Augite and plagioclase typically lack optical zoning and...of quartz (5–15 vol.%) and accessory augite (Fig. 2f and h). Augite, amphibole, and plagioclase are anhedral
Report (issue)
labradorite and sodic bytownite. Pigeonite, subcalcic augite, augite, and hypersthene are present in varying combinations...those of Antarctica, are widespread in eastern Australia, southern and central Africa, peninsular India...C. McKelvey of the University of New England, Australia; Peter N. Webb of the Geological Survey of New...chiefly in east longitudes, south of New Zealand, Australia, the Indian Ocean, and Africa. East Antarctica... and similar relationships were recognized in Tasmania by Carey (1958b). These features are particularly
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
of acid intrusives and lavas. In Japan, Fe-rich augite, ferropigeonite and olivine from Asio andesite...saponite. and Tadami areas, Northeast Japan 421 Augite-hypersthene perlite, Gomizawa, west of Tadami....color and consists of phenoycrsts of plagioclase, augite and hypersthene in dark brown glass. Plagio clase...clase (An38-40)is euhedral and has zonal structure. Augite is euhedral and pale greenish in color. Hypersthene...Kuro sawa, Tadami. 3. Glass of groundmass of ferro augite perlite, Suwa pass, Tsugawa. 2 and 3 were analyzed
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
textural and chemical responses. PLAGIOCLASE AUGITE OLIVINE FIG. 3. Modal proportions of a randomly...of cumulus orthopyroxene and its exsolution from augite is regarded as a feature of basic plutonic rocks...Middleton's Ridge gabbro (H99(2)), (7) Mountain Red Hill gabbro (H83(6)), (8) East Crater syenite (17360(1))...Middleton's Ridge gabbro (H99(2)), (6) Mountain Red Hill gabbro (H83(6)), (7) quartz-monzonite—core composition...Middleton's Ridge gabbro (H88(l)), (6) Mountain Red Hill gabbro (H83(IO)). (7) Five Mile Post granite (H3O(3))
 
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