Tienshanite Explained
| Tienshanite |
| Category: | Cyclosilicate |
| Imasymbol: | Tsh[1] |
| Strunz: | 9.CL.05 |
| System: | Hexagonal |
| Class: | Dipyramidal (6/m)
H-M symbol: (6/m) |
| Symmetry: | Hexagonal
Space group: P6/m |
| Color: | olive-green |
| Mohs: | 6 – |
| Luster: | vitreous |
Tienshanite, named for the Tian Shan Range in Mongolia, is a rare borosilicate mineral, though rock-forming in some parts of its original locality at the Dara-i-Pioz Glacier in Tajikistan.[2] [3] [4] Its formula is extremely complex: .[5]
Notes and References
- Warr. L.N.. 2021. IMA–CNMNC approved mineral symbols. Mineralogical Magazine. 85. 3. 291–320. 10.1180/mgm.2021.43. 2021MinM...85..291W. 235729616. free.
- http://www.mindat.org/min-3958.html Mindat.org – Tienshanite
- http://webmineral.com/data/Tienshanite.shtml Webmineral.com – Tienshanite
- http://www.handbookofmineralogy.com/pdfs/tienshanite.pdf Handbook of Mineralogy – Tienshanite
- Cooper M. A., Hawthorne F. C. and Grew E. S. 1998: Refinement of the crystal structure of tienshanite: short-range-order constrains on chemical composition. The Canadian Mineralogist, 36, pp. 1305–1310
