Ellenbergerite R070395
Name: Ellenbergerite
RRUFF ID: R070395
Ideal Chemistry: Mg6(Mg,Ti,Zr,   )2(Al,Mg)6Si8O28(OH)10
Locality: Case Parigi, Martiniana Po, Varaita Valley, Dora Maira Massif, Cuneo Province, Piedmont, Italy
Source: Michael Scott S104599 [view label]
Owner: RRUFF
Description: Purple grain associated with a white platy chlorite mineral
Status: The identification of this mineral has been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
CHEMISTRY 
RRUFF ID: R070395.2
Sample Description: Microprobe Fragment
RAMAN SPECTRUM 
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
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Sample Description: Unoriented sample
Instrument settings: Thermo Almega XR 532nm @ 100% of 150mW
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POWDER DIFFRACTION 
RRUFF ID: R070395.9
Sample Description: Single crystal, powder profile is calculated
Cell Refinement Output: a: 12.249(6)Å    b: 12.249(6)Å    c: 4.934(1)Å
alpha: 90°    beta: 90°    gamma: 120°   Volume: 641.2(8)    Crystal System: hexagonal
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Output file from the Bruker D8 Advance instrument. Includes device headers and XY data.

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REFERENCES for Ellenbergerite

American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database Record: [view record]

Anthony J W, Bideaux R A, Bladh K W, and Nichols M C (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy, Mineral Data Publishing, Tucson Arizona, USA, by permission of the Mineralogical Society of America. [view file]

Chopin C, Klaska R, Medenbach O, Dron D (1986) Ellenbergerite, a new high-pressure Mg-Al-(Ti,Zr)-silicate with a novel structure based on face-sharing octahedra, Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 92, 316-321

Hawthorne F C, Burke E A J, Ercit T S, Grew E S, Grice J D, Jambor J L, Puziewicz J, Roberts A C, Vanko D A (1988) New mineral names, American Mineralogist, 73, 189-199   [view file]

Comodi P, Zanazzi P F (1993) Structural study of ellenbergerite. Part II: Effects of high pressure, European Journal of Mineralogy, 5, 831-838