Badengzhuite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Orebody CR-11
Kangjinla Cr deposit
Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")
Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.)
Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture
Lhoka Prefecture)
Tibet
China
29.1833°, 92.3000°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Hexagonal
Space group: P63/mmc
Cell parameters: a = 3.49(7) Å · c = 11.76(24) Å

Crystal structure

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
22TiTitanium Titanium 1 47.867 47.867
60.71%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 1 30.974 30.974
39.29%
Total 78.841 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
22TiTitanium	Titanium	1	47.867	47.867	60.71%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	1	30.974	30.974	39.29%
	Total	78.841	100.00%

Synonyms

Badengzhuiet
Badengzhuitt

In other languages

German: Badengzhuit · IMA 2019-076

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

1.BD.60

1ElementsClass
1.BMetallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and HydridesDivision
1.BDPhosphidesGroup
1.BD.60BadengzhuiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—doi.org (n.d.) https://doi.org/10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020
2020Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 52. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (1) 1-11 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-1-2020 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-1-2020
2020Xiong, Fahui, Xu, Xiangzhen, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Gemmi, Mauro, Wirth, Richard, Grew, Edward S., Robinson, Paul T., Yang, Jingsui (2020) Two new minerals, badengzhuite, TiP, and zhiqinite, TiSi₂, from the Cr-11 chromitite orebody, Luobusa ophiolite, Tibet, China: is this evidence for super-reduced mantle-derived fluids?. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (6) 557-574 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020
2022(2022) Badengzhuite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Badengzhuite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/badengzhuite-54038},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}