Where it forms, where it's found
- Geological setting
angrite meteorite
- Type locality
- D'Orbigny meteorite
- D'Orbigny
- Coronel Suaréz
- Buenos Aires Province
- Argentina
-37.6667°, -61.6497°
3recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Cell parameters
- a = 9.489(4) Å · c = 6.991(6) Å
- Z
- 2
- Type-locality form
Rod-like tsangpoite (Tsa) crystals with characteristic hexagonal cross section are typically < 30 μm in length and 1-15 μm in width.
- Comment
space group P63/m or P63
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- IMA2014-110
- Tsangpoiet
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2014-110 · Tsangpoit
- Italian
- tsangpoite
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.9.AH.65
- 9SilicatesClass
- 9.ANesosilicatesDivision
- 9.AHNesosilicates with CO3, SO4, PO4, etc.Group
- 9.AH.65TsangpoiteSpecies
Group, growth & confusion
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2015Hålenius, U., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2015) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2015, CNMNC Newsletter No 25. Mineralogical Magazine, 79 (3) 529-535 doi:10.1180/minmag.2015.079.3.02DOI: 10.1180/minmag.2015.079.3.02
- 2016Hwang, S.-L., Shen, P., Chu, H.-T., Yui, T.-F., Varela, M.E., Iizuka, Y. (2016) Tsangpoite: The Unknown Calcium Silico Phosphate Phase in the Angrite D'Orbigny. Lunar and Planetary Science Conference: 47: 1466.
- 2019Hwang, Shyh-Lung, Shen, Pouyan, Chu, Hao-Tsu, Yui, Tzen-Fu, Varela, Maria-Euginia, Iizuka, Yoshiyuki (2019) New minerals tsangpoite Ca5(PO4)2(SiO4) and matyhite Ca9(Ca0.5□0.5)Fe(PO4)7 from the D'Orbigny angrite. Mineralogical Magazine, 83 (2) 293-313 doi:10.1180/mgm.2018.125DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2018.125
- 2022(2022) Tsangpoite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Tsangpoite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/tsangpoite-46625},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}