Zuolinite

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality: Bayan Obo deposit
Bayan Obo mining district
Baotou City
Inner Mongolia
China
41.7958°, 109.9694°

1recorded occurrences

Source · OpenStreetMap

Crystallography

Crystal system: Tetragonal
Space group: P4/mbm
Cell parameters: a = 12.5091(4) Å · c = 3.9664(2) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements: Mass composition breakdown
Element Atoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/mol Mass share
41NbNiobium Niobium 4.5 92.906 418.077
39.88%
56BaBarium Barium 2 137.327 274.654
26.20%
8OOxygen Oxygen 15 15.999 239.985
22.89%
38SrStrontium Strontium 1 87.620 87.620
8.36%
26FeIron Iron 0.5 55.845 27.922
2.67%
Total 1048.258 100.00%
Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100
From Mindat formula

Mass composition breakdown
Element	Atoms	At. mass g/mol	Mass g/mol	Mass share
41NbNiobium	Niobium	4.5	92.906	418.077	39.88%
56BaBarium	Barium	2	137.327	274.654	26.20%
8OOxygen	Oxygen	15	15.999	239.985	22.89%
38SrStrontium	Strontium	1	87.620	87.620	8.36%
26FeIron	Iron	0.5	55.845	27.922	2.67%
	Total	1048.258	100.00%

Synonyms

IMA2025-058
Zuoliniet

In other languages

Catalan: zuolinita

Classification

Strunz

10th ed.

4.DM

4OxidesClass
4.DMetal: Oxygen = 1:2 and similarDivision
4.DMWith large (+- medium-sized) cations; unclassifiedGroup
4.DMZuoliniteSpecies

Literature, links & citation

Citations

—She, H.-D., Fan, H.-R., Gu, X.-P., Li, X.-C., Yang, K.-F., Wang, Q.-W., Yang. Z.-F. and Chen, B. (2026) Zuolinite, IMA 2025-058. CNMNC Newsletter 89, Mineralogical Magazine, 90, https://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2026.10199

Cite this entry

@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Zuolinite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/zuolinite-499359},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}