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Formula: Ti10SixPy [x > y , 6 ≤ (x + y ) ≤ 7]
Phosphide, titanium-bearing mineral
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Specific gravity: 4.762 calculated
Hardness: 6½
Colour: Silver-grey (synthetic)
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At the type locality, Orebody CR-11, Kangjinla Cr deposit, Luobusha ophiolite, Qusum county, Shannan Prefecture,
Tibet, China, the minerals wenjiite and kangjinlaite, new in
2019, occur with badengzhuite,
zhiqinite and a K-bearing
dmisteinbergite-like mineral in a spheroid 20 μm across enclosed
in corundum. In addition, wenjiite occurs with
deltalumite, jingsuiite,
osbornite,khamrabaevite
and the K-bearing dmisteinbergite-like mineral in a lamellar
intergrowth 100 μm long, also enclosed in corundum from the same locality.
The previously deduced crystallisation sequence with decreasing temperature of the four minerals in the spheroid is
wenjiite → kangjinlaite →
zhiqinite +
badengzhuite. Final crystallisation of the spheroid to
zhiqinite +
badengzhuite is expected to be in the range of around 1100 to 1300°C
(AM 108.1.210).
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