Kangjinlaite
A valid IMA mineral species
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Formula:
Ti11Si10
Specific Gravity:
4.538 (Calculated)
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Name:
Named for Kangjinla, the district in which the chromitite orebody Cr-11, the type locality, is located.
Chemically similar to zhiqinite and, to some extent, wenjiite, zangboite, UM1989-10-E:FeSiTi, and 'Unnamed (Fe-Si-Ti Alloy)'.
Isostructural with synthetic Ho11Ge10.
Isostructural with synthetic Ho11Ge10.
Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
55449
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:55449:1
GUID
(UUID V4):
(UUID V4):
9995c0db-7925-47ac-885d-48a0278b36ad
IMA Classification of Kangjinlaite
Approved
Classification of Kangjinlaite
1.BB.
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
B : Silicides
1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
B : Silicides
Mineral Symbols
As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.
| Symbol | Source | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Kjl | IMA–CNMNC | Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43 |
Physical Properties of Kangjinlaite
Density:
4.538 g/cm3 (Calculated)
Chemistry of Kangjinlaite
Mindat Formula:
Ti11Si10
Elements listed:
Crystallography of Kangjinlaite
Crystal System:
Tetragonal
Class (H-M):
4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) - Ditetragonal Dipyramidal
Space Group:
I4/mmm
Setting:
I4/mmm
Cell Parameters:
a = 9.4(2) Å, c = 13.5(3) Å
Ratio:
a:c = 1 : 1.436
Unit Cell V:
1,192.86 ų (Calculated from Unit Cell)
Z:
4
X-Ray Powder Diffraction
Powder Diffraction Data:
| d-spacing | Intensity |
|---|---|
| 2.36 Å | (34) |
| 2.28 Å | (87) |
| 2.27 Å | (100) |
| 2.24 Å | (35) |
| 2.23 Å | (68) |
| 2.12 Å | (22) |
| 2.05 Å | (37) |
| 1.58 Å | (17) |
Type Occurrence of Kangjinlaite
General Appearance of Type Material:
With wenjiite in a spheroid 20 μm across enclosed in corundum.
Place of Conservation of Type Material:
Mineralogical collections of the Geological Museum of China, No. 16 Yangrou Hutong, Xisi, Beijing 100031, People’s Republic of China, catalogue number M16104.
Geological Setting of Type Material:
In corundum from a chromitite.
Associated Minerals at Type Locality:
Synonyms of Kangjinlaite
Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping
| 1.BB. | Zangboite | TiFeSi2 |
| 1.BB. | Brownleeite | MnSi |
| 1.BB. | Toledoite | TiFeSi |
| 1.BB. | Yeite | TiSi |
| 1.BB.05 | Suessite | (Fe,Ni)3Si |
| 1.BB.05 | Mavlyanovite | Mn5Si3 |
| 1.BB.10 | UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn | (Cu,Pt)4Si |
| 1.BB.10 | Perryite | (Ni,Fe)5(Si,P)2 |
| 1.BB.15 | Naquite | FeSi |
| 1.BB.20 | Linzhiite | FeSi2 |
| 1.BB.25 | Luobusaite | Fe0.84Si2 |
| 1.BB.30 | Gupeiite | Fe3Si |
| 1.BB.35 | Hapkeite | Fe2Si |
| 1.BB.40 | Xifengite | Fe5Si3 |
| 1.BB.45 | Carletonmooreite | Ni3Si |
| 1.BB.55 | Palladosilicide | Pd2Si |
| 1.BB.65 | Zhiqinite | TiSi2 |
Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Kangjinlaite
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References for Kangjinlaite
Reference List:
Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 61. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (3) 299-304 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021
forum.amiminerals.it (2021) https://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17061&sid=f4ee42d1e863f727d8121b51e90f3f2e
Xiong, Fahui, Xu, Xiangzhen, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Gemmi, Mauro, Wirth, Richard, Yang, Jingsui, Grew, Edward S. (2023) Wenjiite, Ti10(Si,P,☐)7, and kangjinlaite, Ti11(Si,P)10, new minerals in the ternary Ti-P-Si system from the Luobusa ophiolite, Tibet, China. American Mineralogist, 108 (1) 197-210 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8226
Localities for Kangjinlaite
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The Locality List
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
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- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
China (TL) | |
| Miyawaki et al. (2021) +1 other reference |
