Shijiangshanite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Shijiangshan mine (Dashishan mine)
Hexigten Banner (Keshiketeng Co.)
Chifeng City (Ulanhad League
Chifeng Prefecture)
Inner Mongolia
China
43.6918°, 117.8223°

2recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Optical

UV response: Red fluorescence under UV

Crystallography

Crystal system: Trigonal
Space group: #85
Cell parameters: a = 8.7257(3) Å · c = 39.189(3) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
82PbLead Lead 3 207.200 621.600
53.67%
8OOxygen Oxygen 20 15.999 319.980
27.63%
14SiSilicon Silicon 5 28.085 140.425
12.13%
20CaCalcium Calcium 1 40.078 40.078
3.46%
13AlAluminium Aluminium 1 26.982 26.982
2.33%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 9 1.008 9.072
0.78%
Total 1158.137 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
82PbLead	Lead	3	207.200	621.600	53.67%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	20	15.999	319.980	27.63%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	5	28.085	140.425	12.13%
20CaCalcium	Calcium	1	40.078	40.078	3.46%
13AlAluminium	Aluminium	1	26.982	26.982	2.33%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	9	1.008	9.072	0.78%
	Total	1158.137	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2022-029
Shijiangshaniet

In other languages

German: Shijiangshanit
Italian: IMA2022-029 · shijiangshanite

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.DK

9SilicatesClass
9.DInosilicatesDivision
9.DKInosilicates with 5-periodic single chainsGroup
9.DKShijiangshaniteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Ferretti, P., Lorenz, D., Campostrini, I., Demartin, F., Rocchetti, I. (2023). Shijiangshanite. Secondo ritrovamento mondiale sui Monti Monzoni (Val di Fassa, TN). Rivista Mineralogica Italiana 47(3): 192–197
2022www.cugb.edu.cn (n.d.) https://www.cugb.edu.cn/xynews/43043.jhtml
2022Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 69. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (5) 463-468 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-34-463-2022

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Shijiangshanite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/shijiangshanite-470366},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}