Kangjinlaite

Ti11Si10
IMA status
  • Approved
IMA symbol
Kjl
Also known as
  • IMA2019-112b
  • Kangjinlaiet

Where it forms, where it's found

Geological setting

In corundum from a chromitite.

Type locality
Orebody CR-11
  1. Kangjinla Cr deposit
  2. Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")
  3. Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.)
  4. Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture
  5. Lhoka Prefecture)
  6. Tibet
  7. China

29.1833°, 92.3000°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Physical

Density
4.538 g/cm³

Crystallography

Crystal system
Tetragonal
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

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
22TiTitaniumTitanium1147.867526.537
65.21%
14SiSiliconSilicon1028.085280.850
34.79%
Total807.387100.00%

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

From IMA formula

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
  1. 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
  2. 2022(2022) Kangjinlaite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
  3. 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}
}