Ellenbergerite The dark reddish-purple grain in the center of this photomicrograph is ellenbergerite, an extremely rare, high-pressure Mg-Al-Ti-silicate, which here forms an inclusion in nearly pure endmember pyrope garnet from the famous Dora Maira massif of Italy. |
UNC sample TS-40 (K. Stewart) | |
Rock type qtz-ky-gt-musc schist | ||
Locality Dora Maira massif, Parigi, Italy | ||
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