Where it forms, where it's found
- Type locality
- Orebody 31 (Chromite deposit 31)
- Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine)
- Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")
- Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.)
- Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture
- Lhoka Prefecture)
- Tibet
- China
29.2311°, 92.1903°
1recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Space group
- Pm-3m
- Cell parameters
- a = 3.162(2) Å
Chemical composition
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
- —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/......
- 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}
}