Zangboite

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Luobusha ophiolite, Qusum Co., Shannan Prefecture, Tibet, China

Formula:

TiFeSi₂

Colour:

Steel grey

Lustre:

Metallic

Hardness:

5½

Specific Gravity:

5.09 (Calculated)

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Name:

Named after the Yarlong Zangbo River (also known as Yarlung Tsangpo), which flows near the type locality. It flows west-to-east through Tibet / Tibet Autonomous Region, China. It later loops back west and then heads south, becoming the Brahmaputra River, emptying in the Bay of Bengal. When leaving the Tibetan Plateau, the river forms the world's largest and deepest canyon, the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Orebody 31 (Chromite deposit 31), Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine), Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite"), Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.), Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture), Tibet, China

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0006308	Zangboite	Li G, Fang Q, Shi N, Bai W, Yang J, Xiong M, Ma Z, Rong H (2009) Zangboite, TiFeSi2, a new mineral species from Luobusha, Tibet, China, and its crystal structure The Canadian Mineralogist 47 1265-1274		2009	Luobusha, Tibet, China	0	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to closedata_global _chemical_name_mineral 'Zangboite' loop_ _publ_author_name 'Li G' 'Fang Q' 'Shi N' 'Bai W' 'Yang J' 'Xiong M' 'Ma Z' 'Rong H' _journal_name_full 'The Canadian Mineralogist' _journal_volume 47 _journal_year 2009 _journal_page_first 1265 _journal_page_last 1274 _publ_section_title ; Zangboite, TiFeSi2, a new mineral species from Luobusha, Tibet, China, and its crystal structure ; _database_code_amcsd 0006308 _chemical_compound_source 'Luobusha, Tibet, China' _chemical_formula_sum 'Fe Ti Si2' _cell_length_a 8.6053 _cell_length_b 9.5211 _cell_length_c 7.6436 _cell_angle_alpha 90 _cell_angle_beta 90 _cell_angle_gamma 90 _cell_volume 626.255 _exptl_crystal_density_diffrn 5.088 _symmetry_space_group_name_H-M 'P b a m' loop_ _space_group_symop_operation_xyz 'x,y,z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,-z' '1/2-x,1/2+y,z' '1/2+x,1/2-y,-z' 'x,y,-z' '-x,-y,z' '-x,-y,-z' loop_ _atom_site_label _atom_site_fract_x _atom_site_fract_y _atom_site_fract_z Fe1 0.00000 0.50000 0.74258 Fe2 -0.08868 0.24294 0.74824 Ti1 0.32719 0.54777 0.73815 Ti2 0.16749 0.32052 0.50000 Si1 0.12725 0.60427 0.50000 Si2 0.12376 0.59728 0.00000 Si3 -0.03839 0.11931 0.50000 Si4 -0.33705 0.18159 0.84647 Si5 -0.03895 0.12131 0.00000 loop_ _atom_site_aniso_label _atom_site_aniso_U_11 _atom_site_aniso_U_22 _atom_site_aniso_U_33 _atom_site_aniso_U_12 _atom_site_aniso_U_13 _atom_site_aniso_U_23 Fe1 0.00620 0.00400 0.00600 0.00030 0.00000 0.00000 Fe2 0.00540 0.00509 0.00480 -0.00035 -0.00004 0.00009 Ti1 0.00380 0.00440 0.00650 0.00007 0.00010 -0.00019 Ti2 0.00470 0.00330 0.00570 0.00020 0.00000 0.00000 Si1 0.00590 0.00680 0.00540 0.00060 0.00000 0.00000 Si2 0.00940 0.00850 0.00590 0.00100 0.00000 0.00000 Si3 0.00560 0.00500 0.00570 0.00080 0.00000 0.00000 Si4 0.00540 0.00700 0.00530 -0.00020 0.00010 -0.00010 Si5 0.01430 0.00600 0.00500 0.00180 0.00000 0.00000

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- This locality has map coordinates listed. - This locality has estimated coordinates. ⓘ - Click for references and further information on this occurrence. ? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality. - Good crystals or important locality for species. - World class for species or very significant. (TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species. (FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties). Struck out - Mineral was erroneously reported from this locality. Faded * - Never found at this locality but inferred to have existed at some point in the past (e.g. from pseudomorphs).

All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.

China (TL)
Tibet Shannan Prefecture (Lhokha Prefecture; Lhoka Prefecture) Qusum Co. (Qusong Co.) Luobusha ophiolite ("Luobusa ophiolite") Luobusha Mine ("Luobusa" Mine) ⓘ Orebody 31 (Chromite deposit 31) (TL)	Li et al. (2009)
Ukraine
Crimea ⓘ Kamenolomnya	Rappenglück (2022)
USA
Michigan Livingston County ⓘ Winans Lake fulgurite	Essene et al. (1986)