Moragite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Ye’elim Mount
Tamar Regional Council
Beersheba Subdistrict
Southern District
Israel
31.2424°, 35.2787°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Trigonal
Space group: #90
Cell parameters: a = 7.958(4) Å · c = 4.948(1) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 14 15.999 223.986
42.24%
20CaCalcium Calcium 3 40.078 120.234
22.67%
14SiSilicon Silicon 3 28.085 84.255
15.89%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 2 26.982 53.964
10.17%
22TiTitanium Titanium 1 47.867 47.867
9.03%
Total 530.306 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	14	15.999	223.986	42.24%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	3	40.078	120.234	22.67%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	3	28.085	84.255	15.89%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	2	26.982	53.964	10.17%
22TiTitanium	Titanium	1	47.867	47.867	9.03%
	Total	530.306	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2023-088
Moragiet

In other languages

German: Moragit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.HA

9SilicatesClass
9.HUnclassified silicatesDivision
9.HAWith Alkali and Alkali-earth ElementsGroup
9.HAMoragiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2024Bosi, Ferdinando, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2024) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 77. European Journal of Mineralogy, 36 (1). 165-172 doi:10.5194/ejm-36-165-2024DOI: 10.5194/ejm-36-165-2024

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Moragite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/moragite-470992},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}