Meizhouite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Yushui Mine
Mei Co.
Meizhou
Guangdong
China
24.4217°, 116.1967°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: P21/c
Cell parameters: a = 7.2992(9) Å · b = 7.4560(5) Å · c = 7.475(1) Å
Cell angles: β = 120.53(1) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 1.021 : 1.024

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
8OOxygen Oxygen 10 15.999 159.990
41.92%
23VVanadium Vanadium 2 50.942 101.884
26.69%
15PPhosphorus Phosphorus 2 30.974 61.948
16.23%
26FeIron Iron 1 55.845 55.845
14.63%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 2 1.008 2.016
0.53%
Total 381.683 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
8OOxygen	Oxygen	10	15.999	159.990	41.92%
23VVanadium	Vanadium	2	50.942	101.884	26.69%
15PPhosphorus	Phosphorus	2	30.974	61.948	16.23%
26FeIron	Iron	1	55.845	55.845	14.63%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	2	1.008	2.016	0.53%
	Total	381.683	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2024-036
Meizhouiet

In other languages

German: IMA 2024-036 · Meizhouit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

8.BB.40

8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
8.BPhosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H₂ODivision
8.BBWith only medium-sized cations, (OH, etc.):RO₄ about 1:1Group
8.BB.40MeizhouiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

5 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

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     = {Meizhouite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/meizhouite-471614},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}