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Ecandrewsite Mineral Data
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General Ecandrewsite Information
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 Chemical Formula: |
(Zn,Fe++,Mn++)TiO3 |
| Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 157.27 gm |
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Titanium 30.44 % Ti 50.79 % TiO2 |
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Manganese 6.99 % Mn 9.02 % MnO |
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Zinc 24.95 % Zn 31.05 % ZnO |
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Iron 7.10 % Fe 9.14 % FeO |
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Oxygen 30.52 % O |
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100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE |
| Empirical Formula: |
Zn0.6Fe2+0.2Mn2+0.2TiO3 |
| Environment: |
In quartz-rich metasediments of the amphibolite-granulite facies. |
| IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1988 |
| Locality: |
Melbourne Rockwell mine, Little Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
| Name Origin: |
Named for Ernest Clayton Andrews (1870-1948), New South Wales government geologist, who mapped the Broken Hill Region. |
| Name Pronunciation: |
Ecandrewsite + Pronunciation  |
| Synonym: |
ICSD 22382 |
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PDF 26-1500 |
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