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Formula: Pb3(Zn2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
Valence: Pb2+3(Zn2+2Fe3+)Sb5+P2O14
Phosphate, dugganite group,
antimony-bearing mineral
Crystal system: Trigonal
Environments
Sedimentary environments
Hydrothermal environments
Qiumingite is a new mineral, approved in 2025 and to date (January 2026) still pending publication.
Localities
At the type locality, the Qiumingite type locality, Sanguozhuang, Dongchuan District, Kunming, Yunnan, China,
qiumingite occurs in the oxidation zone of the Dongchuan copper
belt, as a supergene mineral, that formed and grew under
lower-temperature hydrothermal conditions,
Reference
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