Ellenbergerite Mineral Data

General Ellenbergerite Information
Chemical Formula:	Mg6TiAl6Si8O28(OH)10
Composition:	Molecular Weight = 1,198.34 gm
	Magnesium 12.17 % Mg 20.18 % MgO
	Titanium 4.00 % Ti 6.67 % TiO₂
	Aluminum 13.51 % Al 25.53 % Al₂O₃
	Silicon 18.75 % Si 40.11 % SiO₂
	Hydrogen 0.84 % H 7.52 % H₂O
	Oxygen 50.73 % O
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	100.00 % 100.00 % = TOTAL OXIDE
Empirical Formula:	Mg₆TiAl₆Si₈O₂₈(OH)₁₀
Environment:	As inclusions in pyrope porphyroblasts developed during high-pressure (25-30 kbar), medium-temperature (700 �C{800 �C) metamorphism of continental crustal rocks.
IMA Status:	Approved IMA 1986
Locality:	Dora-Maira massif, Parigi, near Martiniana Po, Piedmont, Italy. Link to MinDat.org Location Data.
Name Origin:	Named for Francois Ellenberger, Paris, France, for his geological work in the western Alps.
Name Pronunciation:	Ellenbergerite + Pronunciation
Synonym:	ICSD 66681
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