The name is in honor of Danian Ye (b. 1939), a mineralogist at the Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, for his many contributions to mineralogy and crystal chemistry.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mount Carmel, Haifa District, Israel

Chemically similar to zhiqinite.

Yeite is natural TiSi with the Pnma FeB-type structure. Synthetic TiSi with the Pnma FeB-type structure is well known.

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

470463

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:470463:4

GUID
(UUID V4):

74e0ccbc-a69a-482e-b66e-410747a0ae6c

IMA Classification of YeiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval history:

IMA 2022-079

Classification of YeiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2024):

1.BB.

1 : ELEMENTS (Metals and intermetallic alloys; metalloids and nonmetals; carbides, silicides, nitrides, phosphides)
B : Metallic Carbides, Silicides, Nitrides, Phosphides and Hydrides
B : Silicides

Mineral SymbolsHide

As of 2021 there are now IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols (abbreviations) for each mineral species, useful for tables and diagrams.

Symbol	Source	Reference
Yei	IMA–CNMNC	Warr, L.N. (2021). IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine, 85(3), 291-320. doi:10.1180/mgm.2021.43

Physical Properties of YeiteHide

Transparency:

Opaque

Colour:

black

Density:

4.24 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Chemistry of YeiteHide

Mindat Formula:

TiSi

Elements listed:

Si, Ti - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of YeiteHide

Crystal System:

Orthorhombic

Class (H-M):

mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) - Dipyramidal

Space Group:

Pnma

Setting:

Pnma

Cell Parameters:

a = 6.55(1) Å, b = 3.64(1) Å, c = 4.99(1) Å

Ratio:

a:b:c = 1.799 : 1 : 1.371

Unit Cell V:

118.97 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.683 Å	(66)
2.435 Å	(58)
2.332 Å	(80)
2.188 Å	(100)
2.000 Å	(42)
1.963 Å	(71)
1.820 Å	(44)
1.435 Å	(35)

Type Occurrence of YeiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Mount Carmel, Haifa District, Israel

General Appearance of Type Material:

occurs as irregular-subhedral crystals 1.2–3.5 μm in size.

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Type material is deposited in the mineralogical collections of the Università di Milano, Via Mangiagalli 34, 20133 Milan, Italy, registration number MCMGPG-H2021-002

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Wenjiite	Zhiqinite	Corundum	Griffinite	Rutile
Baddeleyite	Hibonite	Osbornite	Khamrabaevite	Zirconolite
Jingsuiite

Synonyms of YeiteHide

IMA2022-079

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

1.BB.	Zangboite	TiFeSi₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Pbam
1.BB.	Brownleeite	MnSi	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
1.BB.	Kangjinlaite	Ti₁₁Si₁₀	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : I4/mmm
1.BB.	Toledoite	TiFeSi	Orth. mm2 : Ima2
1.BB.05	Suessite	(Fe,Ni)₃Si	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Im3m
1.BB.05	Mavlyanovite	Mn₅Si₃	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
1.BB.10	UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn	(Cu,Pt)₄Si
1.BB.10	Perryite	(Ni,Fe)₅(Si,P)₂	Trig. 3m : R3c
1.BB.15	Naquite	FeSi	Iso. 2 3 : P2₁ 3
1.BB.20	Linzhiite	FeSi₂	Tet. 4/mmm (4/m 2/m 2/m) : P4/mmm
1.BB.25	Luobusaite	Fe_0.84Si₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Cmca
1.BB.30	Gupeiite	Fe₃Si	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Fm3m
1.BB.35	Hapkeite	Fe₂Si	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.BB.40	Xifengite	Fe₅Si₃	Hex. 6/mmm (6/m 2/m 2/m) : P6₃/mcm
1.BB.45	Carletonmooreite	Ni₃Si	Iso. m3m (4/m 3 2/m) : Pm3m
1.BB.55	Palladosilicide	Pd₂Si	Hex. 6 m2 : P6₂m
1.BB.65	Zhiqinite	TiSi₂	Orth. mmm (2/m 2/m 2/m) : Fddd

Other InformationHide

Health Risks:

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References for YeiteHide

Reference List:

forum.amiminerals.it (2022) http://forum.amiminerals.it/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=18311&sid=3a8c1744e1d422d7f57fa70d6da3240f

Miyawaki, Ritsuro, Hatert, Frédéric, Pasero, Marco, Mills, Stuart J. (2022) IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC) – Newsletter 70. European Journal of Mineralogy, 34 (6) 591-601 doi:10.5194/ejm-34-591-2022

Ma, Chi, Cámara, Fernando, Bindi, Luca, Toledo, Vered, Griffin, William L. (2023) New Minerals from Inclusions in Corundum Xenocrysts from Mt. Carmel, Israel: Magnéliite, Ziroite, Sassite, Mizraite-(Ce) and Yeite. Materials, 16 (24) doi:10.3390/ma16247578

Localities for YeiteHide

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Locality ListHide

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Israel (TL)