Where it forms, where it's found
- Geological setting
In corundum from a chromitite.
- 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
Physical
- Density
- 4.538 g/cm³
Crystallography
- Space group
- I4/mmm
- Cell parameters
- a = 9.4(2) Å · c = 13.5(3) Å
- Z
- 4
- Type-locality form
With wenjiite in a spheroid 20 μm across enclosed in corundum.
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- IMA2019-112b
- Kangjinlaiet
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2019-112b · Kangjinlait
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.1.BB
- 1ElementsClass
- 1.BMetallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and HydridesDivision
- 1.BBSilicidesGroup
- 1.BBKangjinlaiteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2021Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 61. European Journal of Mineralogy, 33 (3) 299-304 doi:10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-33-299-2021
- 2022(2022) Kangjinlaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
- 2023Xiong, Fahui, Xu, Xiangzhen, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Gemmi, Mauro, Wirth, Richard, Yang, Jingsui, Grew, Edward S. (2023) Wenjiite, Ti10(Si,P,☐)7, and kangjinlaite, Ti11(Si,P)10, new minerals in the ternary Ti-P-Si system from the Luobusa ophiolite, Tibet, China. American Mineralogist, 108 (1) 197-210 doi:10.2138/am-2022-8226DOI: 10.2138/am-2022-8226
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Kangjinlaite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/kangjinlaite-55449},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}