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![Reflected-light photomicrograph (a) and backscattered electron (BSE) images (b–d) for zhonghongite. (a) Light green zhonghongite has similar reflecting color to watanabeite. (b–d) Zhonghongite occurs between watanabeite and tetrahedrite and their boundaries are clear. Enr = enargite; Wa = watanabeite; Zhh = zhonghongite; Td = tedrahedrite; Au-Ag-Tel = Au-Ag tellurides. (Color online.)]()
![(a) The ternary diagram for Cu-As(Sb)-S phases and the location for tennantite-tetrahedrite, zhonghongite and watanabeite. (b) The variation range of As and Sb contents for intergrown watanabeite, zhonghongite and tetrahedrite. Enr/luz-Fmt = enargite/luzonite-famatinite; Tn-Td = tennantite-tetrahedrite; Sin = sinnerite; Wa = watanabeite; Ski = skinneite; Zhh = zhonghongite; Chst = chalcostibite; Lt = lautite. (Color online.)]()
![The geological occurrence for zhonghongite. (a) The high-sulfidation vein controlled by fracture, cutting skarn and hornfel; (b) the Cu-As-Sb-S ore containing zhonghongite from the high-sulfidation vein. (Color online.)]()
![Reflectance curves for zhonghongite in air. (Color online.)]()
![Calculated patterns of X-ray powder diffraction for zhonghongite and tennantite-(Zn). (Color online.)]()
![Comparison of crystal structure between zhonghongite (a and b) and tennantite-(Zn) (c and d) showing the arrangements of As(Sb) tripyramids (a and c) and of CuS4 tetrahedra and planar CuS3 triangles (b and d). The legends are the same as Figure 6. (Color online.)]()
![The crystal structure of zhonghongite viewed along the c-axis plotted with VESTA (Momma and Izumi 2011), showing the distribution and connectivity of Cu tetrahedra, Cu planar triangles and As(Sb) tripyramids, and the locations of 6-coordinated S11 and disordered Te1, Mn1, Cu2b. (Color online.)]()
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Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China Available to Purchase
Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 February 2025
American Mineralogist (2025) 110 (2): 312–318.
...Shi-Ji Zheng; Xiang-Ping Gu; Zhong-Jie Bai; Zhong-Kun Zhang Abstract Zhonghongite (IMA2023-046), ideally Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , is a new mineral discovered in the high-sulfidation vein of the Jiama deposit (E 91°45′, N 29°42′), southern Tibet, China. It forms complex intergrowths with watanabeite...
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Reflected-light photomicrograph ( a ) and backscattered electron (BSE) imag... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 2. Reflected-light photomicrograph ( a ) and backscattered electron (BSE) images ( b – d ) for zhonghongite. ( a ) Light green zhonghongite has similar reflecting color to watanabeite. ( b – d ) Zhonghongite occurs between watanabeite and tetrahedrite and their boundaries are clear. Enr
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( a ) The ternary diagram for Cu-As(Sb)-S phases and the location for tenna... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 4. ( a ) The ternary diagram for Cu-As(Sb)-S phases and the location for tennantite-tetrahedrite, zhonghongite and watanabeite. ( b ) The variation range of As and Sb contents for intergrown watanabeite, zhonghongite and tetrahedrite. Enr/luz-Fmt = enargite/luzonite-famatinite; Tn-Td
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The geological occurrence for zhonghongite. ( a ) The high-sulfidation vein... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 1. The geological occurrence for zhonghongite. ( a ) The high-sulfidation vein controlled by fracture, cutting skarn and hornfel; ( b ) the Cu-As-Sb-S ore containing zhonghongite from the high-sulfidation vein. (Color online.)
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Reflectance curves for zhonghongite in air. (Color online.) Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 3. Reflectance curves for zhonghongite in air. (Color online.)
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Calculated patterns of X-ray powder diffraction for zhonghongite and tennan... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 5. Calculated patterns of X-ray powder diffraction for zhonghongite and tennantite-(Zn). (Color online.)
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Comparison of crystal structure between zhonghongite ( a and b ) and tenn... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 7. Comparison of crystal structure between zhonghongite ( a and b ) and tennantite-(Zn) ( c and d ) showing the arrangements of As(Sb) tripyramids ( a and c ) and of CuS 4 tetrahedra and planar CuS 3 triangles ( b and d ). The legends are the same as Figure 6. (Color online.)
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The crystal structure of zhonghongite viewed along the c-axis plotted with ... Available to Purchase
in Zhonghongite, Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 , a new mineral from the high-sulfidation vein of Jiama porphyry system, Tibet, China
> American Mineralogist
Published: 01 February 2025
Figure 6. The crystal structure of zhonghongite viewed along the c-axis plotted with VESTA ( Momma and Izumi 2011 ), showing the distribution and connectivity of Cu tetrahedra, Cu planar triangles and As(Sb) tripyramids, and the locations of 6-coordinated S11 and disordered Te1, Mn1, Cu2b. (Color
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IMA Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC): Newsletter 77 Available to Purchase
Journal: Mineralogical Magazine
Published: 01 April 2024
Mineralogical Magazine (2024) 88 (2): 203–209.
...://doi.org/10.1180/mgm.2024.5 IMA No. 2023-046 Zhonghongite Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 Zhh Cordilleran veins, in the Jiama deposit, about 70 km east of Lhasa, south Tibet, China (29°42’ N, 91°45’ E) Shi-Ji Zheng*, Xiang-Ping Gu, Zhong-Jie Bai and Zhong-Kun Zhang *E-mail: zhengshiji...
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Journal: American Mineralogist
Publisher: Mineralogical Society of America
Published: 01 April 2024
American Mineralogist (2024) 109 (4): 799–802.
... Pbcn Bayan Obo deposit China y y Niobobaotite Ba 4 (Ti 2.5 Fe 1.5 2 + )Nb 4 Si 4 O 28 Cl 2022-127a I 4 1 / a Bayan Obo deposit China n n Zhonghongite Cu 29 (As,Sb) 12 S 33 2023-046 F 2 mm Jiama deposit China y y Lishiite (Ca 2 ☐)Sr 3 (CO 3 ) 5 2022...
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