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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