| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Jersey > Augite var. Jeffersonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 82577 |
| Mineral: | Augite var. Jeffersonite |
| Locality: | Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, Sterling Hill, Sussex County, New Jersey |
| Description: | Lustrous opaque brown-black jeffersonite crystals, the zinc- and manganese-rich variety of augite, in parallel orientation. The jeffersonite crystals have slightly waxy luster and the main crystals are terminated on both ends. Ex. Miller collection T3630; ex. Betts #77624; collected April 1993 |
| Overall Size: | 27x26x18 mm |
| Crystals: | 5-23 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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