augite
pyroxene mineral
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
augite
Summary
augite is a mineral species[1]. augite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,359 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- augite's instance of is recorded as mineral species[3].
- gloss is named after augite[4].
- augite's chemical formula is recorded as (Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)₂O[5].
- augite is a type of pyroxene[6].
- augite's Commons category is recorded as Augite[7].
- augite's crystal system is recorded as monoclinic crystal system[8].
- augite's IMA status and/or rank is recorded as approved mineral and/or valid name (A)[9].
- augite's space group is recorded as space group C2/c[10].
- augite's Strunz 8th edition is recorded as VIII/D.01d[11].
- augite's Nickel-Strunz 9th edition is recorded as 9.DA.15[12].
- augite's Nickel-Strunz '10th ed', review of is recorded as 9.DA.15[13].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Geognostische Beobachtungen, auf einer Reife durch einen Theil des böhmischen Mittelgebirges[14].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[19].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Technical Encyclopedia, 1st edition[20].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[22].
- augite's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[23].
- augite's IMA Mineral Symbol is recorded as Aug[24].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for augite include aegirine-augite[25], a mineral species[26].
Why It Matters
augite ranks in the top 8% of mineral_species entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,359 views/month).[2] augite has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] augite is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]
Entities named for augite include aegirine-augite[25], a mineral species[26].