Collecting augite crystals in the Doty Hills, Southwest Washington

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Collecting augite crystals in the Doty Hills, Southwest Washington

Posted on September 22, 2010 by magmatist

A new trip ranges pretty far afield for this website, all the way to the northwest corner of Lewis County, west of the Centralia/Chehalis area. It gives directions to reach an occurrence of perfect dark black augite crystals, which is very unusual opportunity in Western Washington.

Augite crystals collected in the Doty Hills, Lewis County, Washington

Filed under: geology, Geology field trips, minerals, Southwest Washington, volcanic deposits | Tagged: crystals, Geology field trips, minerals |

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