Yuzuxiangite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Wessels Mine
Joe Morolong Local Municipality
John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality
Northern Cape
South Africa
-27.1135°, 22.8544°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Monoclinic
Space group: P21/m
Cell parameters: a = 11.1035(10) Å · b = 7.8463(7) Å · c = 7.8222(7) Å
Cell angles: β = 101.406(8) °
Ratio a:b:c: 1 : 0.707 : 0.704

Crystal structure

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
38SrStrontium Strontium 3 87.620 262.860
37.87%
8OOxygen Oxygen 16 15.999 255.984
36.88%
14SiSilicon Silicon 4 28.085 112.340
16.18%
26FeIron Iron 1 55.845 55.845
8.05%
1HHydrogen Hydrogen 7 1.008 7.056
1.02%
Total 694.085 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From IMA formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
38SrStrontium	Strontium	3	87.620	262.860	37.87%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	16	15.999	255.984	36.88%
14SiSilicon	Silicon	4	28.085	112.340	16.18%
26FeIron	Iron	1	55.845	55.845	8.05%
1HHydrogen	Hydrogen	7	1.008	7.056	1.02%
	Total	694.085	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2020-084
Yuzuxiangiet

In other languages

German: IMA 2020-084 · Yuzuxiangit

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

9.DH

9SilicatesClass
9.DInosilicatesDivision
9.DHInosilicates with 4-periodic single chains, Si₄O₁₂Group
9.DHYuzuxiangiteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

2021Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2021) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) CNMNC Newsletter No 60. Mineralogical Magazine, 1-5 doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.30DOI: 10.1180/mgm.2021.30
2022(2022) Yuzuxiangite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Yuzuxiangite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/yuzuxiangite-55375},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}