| Name: | Aegirine-augite Aeg-Aug |
| IMA Chemistry: | (Ca,Na)(Fe3+,Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6 |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Aegirine-augite contains elements: Calcium (Ca) Sodium (Na) Iron (Fe) Magnesium (Mg) Silicon (Si) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | Russia |
| Year First Published: | 1892 |
| IMA Status: | Approved,Redefined |
| Status Notes: | Rosenbusch H (1892) Mineralien des monoklinen Krystallsystems. Gruppe der monoklinen Pyroxene, in Mikroskopische Physiographie der Petrographisch Wichtigen Mineralien, E.Schweizerbart'sche Verlagshandlung (E. Koch) (Stuttgart) 510-539 Redefined: Morimoto N (1988) Nomenclature of pyroxenes, Mineralogical Magazine 52, 535-550 |
| Structural Group Name: | Pyroxene |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | pyroxene |
| Crystal Systems: | monoclinic |
| Oldest Known Age: | 2680 Million Years Ago |
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