Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Unnamed rare-metal deposit
- Qiqihaer
- Heilongjiang
- China
72recorded occurrences
Safety & handling
Physical
- Hardness
- 1Talc
- 2Gypsum
- 3Calcite
- 4Fluorite
- 5Apatite
- 6Orthoclase
- 7Quartz
- 8Topaz
- 9Corundum
- 10Diamond
Crystallography
- Space group
- P21/c
- Cell parameters
- a = 4.790 Å · b = 7.545 Å · c = 9.989 Å
- Cell angles
- β = 91 °
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 1.575 : 2.085
- Z
- 4
Crystal structure
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Hingganiet-(Y)
- IMA1981-052
- Yttroceberysite
- Yttroceberysite-(Y)
In other languages
- German
- Hingganit-(Y) · IMA 1981-052
- Italian
- Hingganite- · Hingganite-(Y)
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.9.AJ.20
- 9SilicatesClass
- 9.ANesosilicatesDivision
- 9.AJNesosilicates with BO3 triangles and/or B[4], Be[4] tetrahedra, cornersharing with SiO4Group
- 9.AJ.20Hingganite-(Y)Species
Dana
8th ed.54.02.1a.03
- 54Nesosilicates Borosilicates and Some BeryllosilicatesClass
- 54.02Borosilicates and Some Beryllosilicates with B in [4] coordinationType
- 54.02.1a— unnamed intermediate level —Group
- 54.02.1a.03Hingganite-(Y)Species
CIM
—14.3.14
- 14Silicates not Containing AluminumClass
- 14.3Silicates of BeGroup
- 14.3.14Hingganite-(Y)Species
Group, growth & confusion
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 1974Ito, Jun, Hafner, and Stefan S. (1974) Synthesis and study of gadolinites. American Mineralogist, 59 (7-8) 700-708
- 1981Ding Xiaoshi, Bai Ge, Uuan Zhongxin, and Sun Luren (1981) Yttroceberysite, a new Ce-Be-rich silicate. Dizhi Lun Ping [Geology Review]: 27(5): 459-466. (in Chinese with English abstract).
- 1981Ding Xiaoshi, Bai Ge, Uuan Zhongxin, and Sun Luren (1981) Yttroceberysite, a new Ce-Be-rich silicate. Dizhi Lun Ping [Geology Review]: 27(5): 459-466.
- 1983Soviet Physics, Crystallography: (1983): 28: 269.
- 1984Ding, X., Bai, G., Yuan, Z., Liu, J. (1984) Hingganite [(Y,Ce)BeSiO5(OH)]: new data. Acta Petrologica Mineralogica et Analytica: 3: 46-48.
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Hingganite-(Y) — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/hingganite-y-1906},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}