Wangkuirenite

Pb3Cl2(SeO3)2
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Wgk
IMA approved
2023
Also known as
  • Wangkuireniet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Baccu Locci Mine
  1. Villaputzu
  2. South Sardinia Province
  3. Sardinia
  4. Italy

39.5440°, 9.5345°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Monoclinic
Space group
C2/c
Cell parameters
a = 13.4266(4) Å · b = 5.5826(2) Å · c = 13.0024(4) Å
Cell angles
β = 94.287(2) °
Ratio a:b:c
1 : 0.416 : 0.968
Crystal structure

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
82PbLeadLead3207.200621.600
65.68%
34SeSeleniumSelenium278.971157.942
16.69%
8OOxygenOxygen615.99995.994
10.14%
17ClChlorineChlorine235.45070.900
7.49%
Total946.436100.00%

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

From IMA formula

Synonyms

  • Wangkuireniet

In other languages

German
Wangkuirenit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

4.JG

  • 4OxidesClass
  • 4.JArsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites; iodatesDivision
  • 4.JGSelenites with additional anions, without H2OGroup
  • 4.JGWangkuireniteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 2023Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2023) Newsletter 74. Mineralogical Magazine, 87 (5). 783-787 doi:10.1180/mgm.2023.54DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2023.54
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Wangkuirenite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/wangkuirenite-470840},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}