Wangxibinite

TiFe
IMA status
  • Approved
  • Pending publication
IMA symbol
Wxb
Also known as
  • Wangxibiniet

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Orebody 31 (Chromite deposit 31)
  1. Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine)
  2. Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")
  3. Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.)
  4. Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture
  5. Lhoka Prefecture)
  6. Tibet
  7. China

29.2311°, 92.1903°

1recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system
Isometric
Space group
Pm-3m
Cell parameters
a = 3.162(2) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
26FeIronIron155.84555.845
53.85%
22TiTitaniumTitanium147.86747.867
46.15%
Total103.712100.00%

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

From Mindat formula

Synonyms

  • Wangxibiniet

In other languages

German
Wangxibinit

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

1.AH

  • 1ElementsClass
  • 1.AMetals and Intermetallic AlloysDivision
  • 1.AHMiscellaneous Elements, alloysGroup
  • 1.AHWangxibiniteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. Xiong, F., Mugnaioli, E., Xu, X., Yang, J., Wirth, R., Grew, E.S. and Yates, M.G. (2025) Wangxibinite, IMA 2023-081b. CNMNC Newsletter 87, Mineralogical Magazine, 89, https://doi.org/......
  2. 2026Bosi, Ferdinando; Hatert, Frédéric; Pasero, Marco; Mills, Stuart J. (2026) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 89. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-5 doi:10.1180/mgm.2026.10199DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2026.10199
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Wangxibinite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/wangxibinite-494651},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}