Dulanggouite

Bi6Te3
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Dlg
Also known as
  • Dulanggouiet
  • IMA2024-067

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Dulanggou Au deposit
  1. Xintaizi Au ore field
  2. Danba Co.
  3. Garzê Autonomous Prefecture (Ganzi Autonomous Prefecture)
  4. Sichuan
  5. China

30.9806°, 101.6083°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system
Trigonal
Space group
P-3m1
Cell parameters
a = 4.4639(4) Å · c = 17.904(1) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
83BiBismuthBismuth6208.9801253.880
76.61%
52TeTelluriumTellurium3127.600382.800
23.39%
Total1636.680100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Dulanggouiet
  • IMA2024-067

In other languages

German
Dulanggouit · IMA 2024-06

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

2.BE

  • 2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
  • 2.BMetal Sulfides, M: S > 1: 1 (mainly 2: 1)Division
  • 2.BEWith Pb (Bi)Group
  • 2.BEDulanggouiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2025Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2025) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 83. European Journal of Mineralogy, 37 (1). 75-78 doi:10.5194/ejm-37-75-2025 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-37-75-2025
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Dulanggouite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/dulanggouite-471629},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}