| Ximengite | |
| Category: | Phosphate minerals |
| Formula: | BiPO4 |
| Imasymbol: | Xim[1] |
| Molweight: | 303.95 g/mol |
| Strunz: | 8.AD.45 |
| Color: | Colorless |
| System: | Trigonal |
| Class: | Trapezohedral (32) H-M symbol: (32) |
| Symmetry: | P3121 or P3221 |
| Mohs: | 4.5 |
| Luster: | Vitreous - Greasy |
| Gravity: | 5.53 |
| Diaphaneity: | Transparent |
| References: | [2] [3] |
Ximengite is a phosphate mineral discovered in and named for the Ximeng tin-mining district in China. Chemically, it is bismuth phosphate