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Name: Jixianite
IMA Chemistry: (Pb,[box])2(W,Fe3+)2(O,OH)7
Chemistry Elements: The mineral Jixianite contains elements:
Lead (Pb)
Tungsten (W)
Iron (Fe)
Oxygen (O)
Hydrogen (H)
Country of Type Locality: China
Year First Published: 1979
IMA Status: Questionable mineral species|Approved
Status Notes: Jianchang L (1979) Jixianite Pb(W,Fe^3+^)_2_(O,OH)_7_ - a new tungsten mineral, Acta Geologica Sinica 53(1), 45-49 Discredited, to be known as plumboelsmoreite: Atencio D, Andrade M B, Christy A G, Gieré R, Kartashov P M (2010) The pyrochlore supergroup of minerals: nomenclature, The Canadian Mineralogist 48, 673-698 The status of the mineral name has been changed from discredited to questionable pending further research: Christy A G, Atencio D (2013) Clarification of status of species in the pyrochlore supergroup, Mineralogical Magazine 77, 13-20
Structural Group Name: Pyrochlore
Fleischer's Group Name:
Crystal Systems: cubic
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