Where it forms, where it's found
- Geological setting
Chromitite orebody in an ophiolite. As inclusions in corundum; thought to be a Ti–Si–P intermetallic melt.
- Type locality
- Orebody CR-11
- Kangjinla Cr deposit
- Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite")
- Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.)
- Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture
- Lhoka Prefecture)
- Tibet
- China
29.1833°, 92.3000°
2recorded occurrences
Crystallography
- Space group
- Fddd
- Cell parameters
- a = 8.10(16) Å · b = 4.77(9) Å · c = 8.52(17) Å
- Ratio a:b:c
- 1 : 0.589 : 1.052
- Type-locality form
One of multiple phases in a 20 µm spheroid. Grains are mostly 1 to 2 µm long and are mostly tabular.
Crystal structure
Chemical composition
Synonyms
- Zhiqiniet
In other languages
- German
- IMA 2019-077 · Zhiqinit
Classification
Strunz
10th ed.1.BB.65
- 1ElementsClass
- 1.BMetallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and HydridesDivision
- 1.BBSilicidesGroup
- 1.BB.65ZhiqiniteSpecies
Literature, links & citation
Citations
- 2020Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2020) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) - Newsletter 52. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (1) 1-11 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-1-2020 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-1-2020
- 2020Xiong, Fahui, Xu, Xiangzhen, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Gemmi, Mauro, Wirth, Richard, Grew, Edward S., Robinson, Paul T., Yang, Jingsui (2020) Two new minerals, badengzhuite, TiP, and zhiqinite, TiSi2, from the Cr-11 chromitite orebody, Luobusa ophiolite, Tibet, China: is this evidence for super-reduced mantle-derived fluids?. European Journal of Mineralogy, 32 (6) 557-574 doi:10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020 DOI: 10.5194/ejm-32-557-2020
- 2022(2022) Zhiqinite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
author = {Mineral Index editorial board},
title = {Zhiqinite — Mineral Index},
year = {2026},
url = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/zhiqinite-54039},
note = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}