Sunshuite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Chaganbulagen Ag-Pb-Zn deposit
Jiawula Ag-polymetallic ore field
New Barag Right Banner (Xin Barag Youqi)
Hulunbuir City (Hulunbei'er Prefecture)
Inner Mongolia
China
48.7500°, 116.4167°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: C2/m
Cell parameters: a = 12.576(2) Å · b = 3.9100(5) Å · c = 14.717(2) Å
Cell angles: β = 115.04(2) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.311 : 1.170

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
83BiBismuth Bismuth 2 208.980 417.960
69.42%
16SSulfur Sulfur 4 32.060 128.240
21.30%
26FeIron Iron 1 55.845 55.845
9.28%
Total 602.045 100.00%
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
83BiBismuth	Bismuth	2	208.980	417.960	69.42%
16SSulfur	Sulfur	4	32.060	128.240	21.30%
26FeIron	Iron	1	55.845	55.845	9.28%
	Total	602.045	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2025-013
Sunshuiet

In other languages

German: IMA 2025-013 · Sunshuit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

2.HA.20

2Sulfides and SulfosaltsClass
2.HSulfosalts of SnS archetypeDivision
2.HAWith Cu, Ag, Fe (without Pb)Group
2.HA.20SunshuiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

12 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—Hui, K., Qin, K., Li, G., Sun, N., Cao, M., Jia, L., Li, T. and Xue, Y. (2025) Sunshuite, IMA 2025-013. CNMNC Newsletter 86, Mineralogical Magazine, 89

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Sunshuite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/sunshuite-488773},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}