Named in honor of Guangzhi Tu (涂光炽) (14 February 1920, Beijing, China - 31 July 2007, Beijing, China), "the founding director of the institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences (in Guiyang) and first President of the Chinese Society of Mineralogy, Petrology and Geochemistry, in honour of his great contribution to geochemistry research and his pioneering work in studying Chinese meteorites."

Type Locality:

ⓘ Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite), Xihe, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China

Dimorph of:

Merrillite

High-pressure polymorph of merrillite.

One of the most simple natural calcium phosphates (compare grahampearsonite).

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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

25637

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:25637:7

Similar NamesHide

Guite	A valid IMA mineral species	Co²⁺Co₂³⁺O₄
Titi	A synonym of Native Lead
Tumite	A synonym of 'Axinite'
Turite	A synonym of 'Turgite'
Xuite	A valid IMA mineral species	Ca₃Fe₂³⁺[(AlO₃(OH)]₃

IMA Classification of TuiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

Approval year:

2001

First published:

2003

Classification of TuiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

8.AC.45

8 : PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, VANADATES
A : Phosphates, etc. without additional anions, without H₂O
C : With medium-sized and large cations

Dana 8th ed.:

38.3.4.6

38 : ANHYDROUS NORMAL PHOSPHATES, ARSENATES, AND VANADATES
3 : (AB)₃(XO₄)₂

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 for Standard
Tu	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 TuiteHide

Lustre:

Vitreous

Transparency:

Transparent

Colour:

Colourless to white

Streak:

White

Hardness Data:

Could not be measured

Cleavage:

None Observed

Density:

3.452 g/cm³ (Calculated)

Optical Data of TuiteHide

Type:

Uniaxial (+)

RI values:

n_ω = 1.701 n_ε = 1.706

Max. Birefringence:

δ = 0.005
Based on recorded range of RI values above.

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Thickness: 30 µm

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Surface Relief:

Moderate

Chemistry of TuiteHide

Mindat Formula:

Ca₃(PO₄)₂

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
O	41.265 %
Ca	38.763 %
P	19.972 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

Ca, O, P - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of TuiteHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Class (H-M):

3m(32/m) - Hexagonal Scalenohedral

Space Group:

R3m

Cell Parameters:

a = 5.258 Å, c = 18.727 Å

Ratio:

a:c = 1 : 3.562

Unit Cell V:

448.37 Å³

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ID	Species	Reference	Link	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020245	Tuite	Thompson R M, Xie X, Zhai S, Downs R T, Yang H (2013) A comparison of the Ca3(PO4)2 and CaSiO3 systems, with a new structure refinement of tuite synthesized at 15 GPa and 1300 deg C American Mineralogist 98 1585-1592		2013	synthetic	0	293
0007447	Tuite	Sugiyama K, Tokonami M (1987) Structure and crystal chemistry of a dense polymorph of tricalcium phosphate Ca3(PO4)2: a host to accommodate large lithophile elements in the Earth's mantle Physics and Chemistry of Minerals 15 125-130		1987		0	293

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X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
2.891 Å	(80)
2.628 Å	(100)
2.214 Å	(20)
1.945 Å	(45)
1.730 Å	(25)
1.567 Å	(22)
1.518 Å	(20)

Locality:

Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite), Xihe, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 2: Planetesimal differentiation and alteration	4.566-4.550
6 : Secondary asteroid phases	4.566-4.560

Type Occurrence of TuiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite), Xihe, Zengdu District, Suizhou, Hubei, China

General Appearance of Type Material:

Microscopic tabular grains (< 0.02 mm).

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Geological Museum of the Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wushan, Guangzhou, China.

Geological Setting of Type Material:

High pressure phase in a meteorite.

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Synonyms of TuiteHide

IMA2001-070

Other Language Names for TuiteHide

Dutch:Tuiet

German:Tuit

Simplified Chinese:涂氏磷钙石

Traditional Chinese:塗氏磷鈣石

Relationship of Tuite to other SpeciesHide

Member of:

Tuite Group > Palmierite Supergroup

Other Members of Tuite Group:

Gurimite	Ba₃(VO₄)₂	Trig. 3m : R3m
Mazorite	Ba₃(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3m

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

8.AC.	'Crocobelonite-1M'	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Magnesioqingheiite	Na₂Mg(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.	Manganobadalovite	NaNaMn(MgFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Changesite-(Y)	(Ca₈Y)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.	Babunaite-(Nd)	NdAsO₄	Tet. 4/m : I4₁/a
8.AC.	Crocobelonite	CaFe³⁺₂O(PO₄)₂	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Wopmayite	Ca₆Na₃◻Mn(PO₄)₃(PO₃OH)₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.	Beershevaite	CaFe³⁺₃(PO₄)₃O	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.	Epiebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Mon. 2 : P2₁
8.AC.	Ebnerite	(NH₄)Zn(PO₄)	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.X	Dyrnaesite-(La)	Na₈Ce⁴⁺(La,REE)₂(PO₄)₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.	Edtollite	K₂NaCu₅Fe³⁺O₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Angarfite	NaFe³⁺₅(PO₄)₄(OH)₄ · 4H₂O	Orth. 222 : C222₁
8.AC.	Kabalovite	Fe²⁺₃Fe³⁺₄(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.	Nazarchukite	Ca₂NiFe³⁺₂(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
8.AC.	Calciohatertite	NaNaCa(CaFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.	Alumoedtollite	K₂NaCu₅AlO₂(AsO₄)₄	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Grigorievite	Cu₃Fe³⁺₂Al₂(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Koksharovite	CaMg₂Fe³⁺₄(VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.02	Ziminaite	Fe³⁺ ₆ (VO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Hatertite	Na₂(Ca,Na)(Fe³⁺,Cu)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Erikapohlite	Cu₃(Zn,Cu,Mg)₄Ca₂(AsO₄)₆ · 2H₂O	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	'Unnamed (Na-Mg Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)'	NaMg₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	'Unnamed (Na-Zn-H Arsenate Hydroxyarsenate)'	Na(Na_0.6Zn_0.4)Zn₂(H_0.6AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Calciojohillerite	NaCaMg₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiohatertite	(Na,Ca)₂Ca(Mg,Fe³⁺)₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	'Alluaudite-Na[]'	◻₄Na₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	'Alluaudite-Ca[]'	◻₄Ca₄Mn²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05 va	'Ferroalluaudite-NaNa'	Na₄Na₄Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₈(PO₄)₁₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
8.AC.05	'Hagendorfite-NaNa'	NaNaFe²⁺(Mn²⁺,Mn³⁺)(PO₄)₃ (?)	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	O'Danielite	Na(Zn,Mg)₃(AsO₄)(AsO₃OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Howardevansite	NaCuFe₂(VO₄)₃	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.05	Khrenovite	Na₃Fe³⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Zincobradaczekite	NaZn₂Cu₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Paraberzeliite	NaCa₂Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Badalovite	Na₂Mg₂Fe(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Magnesiocanutite	NaMnMg₂[AsO₄]₂[AsO₂(OH)₂]	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Manganohatertite	NaNaCa(MnFe³⁺)(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.05	Camanchacaite	NaCaMg₂[AsO₄][AsO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.07	Zhanghuifenite	Na₃Mn₄Mg₂Al(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.07	Ferrobobfergusonite	Na₂Fe²⁺₅Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.10	Hagendorfite	NaCaMn²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	'Ferrohagendorfite'	NaCaFe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon.
8.AC.10	Johillerite	Na(Mg,Zn)₃Cu(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Varulite	NaCaMn²⁺Mn²⁺₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Nickenichite	Na_0.8Ca_0.4Cu_0.4(Mg,Fe)₃(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Arseniopleite	NaCaMnMn₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Groatite	NaCaMn₂(PO₄)[PO₃(OH)]₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Alluaudite	(Na,Ca)Mn²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺,Mg)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Bradaczekite	NaCu₄(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Caryinite	(Na,Pb)(Ca,Na)CaMn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.10	Ferroalluaudite	(Na,Ca)Fe²⁺(Fe³⁺,Mn²⁺,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
8.AC.10	Maghagendorfite	(Na,◻)MgMn²⁺(Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Ferrowyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Fe,Mn)(Fe,Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Qingheiite	NaNaMn²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Rosemaryite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe²⁺)(Fe³⁺,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.15	Ferroqingheiite	NaNaFe²⁺(MgAl)(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/m
8.AC.15	Ferrorosemaryite	◻NaFe²⁺Fe³⁺Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.15	Bobfergusonite	Na₂Mn₅FeAl(PO₄)₆	Mon. 2/m : P2/b
8.AC.15	Wyllieite	(Na,Ca,Mn)(Mn,Fe)(Fe,Mg)Al(PO₄)₃	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.17	Czochralskiite	Na₄Ca₃Mg(PO₄)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
8.AC.18	Manitobaite	Na₁₆Mn²⁺ ₂₅Al₈(PO₄)₃₀	Mon. m : Pb
8.AC.20	Marićite	NaFe²⁺(PO₄)	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pmna
8.AC.25	Schäferite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Berzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mg₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Matyhite	Ca₁₈(Ca,◻)₂Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₁₄	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.25	Hedegaardite	(Ca,Na)₉(Ca,Na)Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.25	Manganberzeliite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(AsO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.25	Palenzonaite	(NaCa₂)Mn²⁺₂(VO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
8.AC.30	Brianite	Na₂CaMg(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.35	Vitusite-(Ce)	Na₃(Ce,La,Nd)(PO₄)₂	Orth. mm2 : Pca2₁
8.AC.40	Bario-olgite	(Ba,Sr)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂ ·	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.40	Olgite	(Sr,Ba)(Na,Sr,REE)₂Na(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3m1
8.AC.45	Magnesiochangesite-(Ce)	(Ca₈Ce)◻Mg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Ferromerrillite	Ca₉NaFe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Strontiowhitlockite	Sr₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Magnesiochangesite-(Y)	(Ca₈Y)◻ Mg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Changesite-(Ce)	(Ca₈Ce)◻Fe²⁺(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.45	Merrillite	Ca₉NaMg(PO₄)₇	Trig. 3m : R3m
8.AC.45	Whitlockite	Ca₉Mg(PO₄)₆(PO₃OH)	Trig. 3m : R3c
8.AC.47	Iwateite	Na₂BaMn(PO₄)₂	Trig. 3 : P3
8.AC.47	Ozerovaite	Na₂KAl₃(AsO₄)₄	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Cmca
8.AC.47	Yurmarinite	Na₇(Fe³⁺,Mg,Cu)₄(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
8.AC.47	Pansnerite	K₃Na₃(Fe³⁺,Al)₆(AsO₄)₈	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
8.AC.47	Anatolyite	Na₆(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe³⁺)₃Al(AsO₄)₆	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
8.AC.50	Fillowite	Na₃CaMn²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Galileiite	Na₃Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Johnsomervilleite	Na₃CaFe₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.50	Xenophyllite	Na₄Fe²⁺₇(PO₄)₆	Tric. 1 : P1
8.AC.50	Udinaite	NaMg₄(VO₄)₃	Tet. 42m : I42d
8.AC.50	Arsenudinaite	NaMg₄(AsO₄)₃	Tet. 42m : I42d
8.AC.50	Chladniite	Na₃CaMg₁₁(PO₄)₉	Trig. 3 : R3
8.AC.52	Lasnierite	(Ca,Sr)(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂Al(P[O,F]₄)₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbcn
8.AC.55	Pharmazincite	KZnAsO₄	Hex. 6 : P6₃
8.AC.57	Zubkovaite	Ca₃Cu₃(AsO₄)₄	Mon. 2 : B2
8.AC.60	Kosnarite	KZr₂(PO₄)₃	Trig. 3m(32/m) : R3c
8.AC.65	Panethite	(Na,Ca)₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₂(PO₄)₂	Mon. 2/m : P2₁/b
8.AC.70	Stanfieldite	Ca₄Mg₅(PO₄)₆	Mon.
8.AC.75	Ronneburgite	K₂MnV₄O₁₂	Mon. 2/m
8.AC.80	Tillmannsite	Ag₃Hg[(V,As)O₄]	Tet. 4 : I4
8.AC.85	Filatovite	K(Al,Zn)₂(As,Si)₂O₈	Mon. 2/m

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References for TuiteHide

Reference List:

Xie, Xiande, Minitti, Michelle E., Chen, Ming, Mao, Ho-Kwang, Wang, Deqiang, Shu, Jinfu, Fei, Yingwei (2004) Tuite, γ-Ca3(PO4)2: a new mineral from the Suizhou L6 chondrite. European Journal of Mineralogy, 15 (6). 1001-1005 doi:10.1127/0935-1221/2003/0015-1001

Jambor, J.L. and Roberts, A.C. (2004) New mineral names. American Mineralogist: 89: 1826-1834.

Mandarino, Joseph A. (2004) New minerals. The Canadian Mineralogist, 42 (4) 1241-1260 doi:10.2113/gscanmin.42.4.1241

Thompson, R. M., Xie, X., Zhai, S., Downs, R. T., Yang, H. (2013) A comparison of the Ca₃(PO₄)₂ and CaSiO₃ systems, with a new structure refinement of tuite synthesized at 15 GPa and 1300 ºC. American Mineralogist, 98 (8) 1585-1592 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4435

Zhai, S., Yamazaki, D., Xue, W., Ye, L., Xu, C., Shan, S., Ito, E., Yoneda, A., Yoshino, T., Guo, X., Shimojuku, A., Tsujino, N., Funakoshi, K.I. (2013) P-V-T relations of γ-Ca3(PO4)2 tuite determined by in situ X-ray diffraction in a large-volume high-pressure apparatus. American Mineralogist: 98: 1811-1816.

(2016) Tuite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

Skelton, R., Walker, A. M. (2017) Ab initio crystal structure and elasticity of tuite, γ-Ca 3 (PO 4) 2, with implications for trace element partitioning in the lower mantle. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology: 172(10): 87.

Gu, Lixin; Hu, Sen; Anand, Mahesh; Tang, Xu; Ji, Jianglong; Zhang, Bin; Wang, Nian; Lin, Yangting (2022) Occurrence of tuite and ahrensite in Zagami and their significance for shock-histories recorded in martian meteorites. American Mineralogist: 107(6): 1018–1029.

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Africa
Sahara Desert ⓘ Sahara 98222 meteorite	Ozawa et al. (2007, December)

Antarctica
East Antarctica American Highland Grove Mountains ⓘ Grove Mountains 020090 meteorite	YT Lin et al. (2011)
Queen Maud Land Queen Fabiola Mountains ⓘ Yamato 790729 meteorite	Kato et al. (2017)

Australia
Queensland Barcoo Shire Windorah Tenham Station ⓘ Tenham meteorite	Excalibur Minerals CATALOG 20601 - ...

Brazil
Mato Grosso Juína ⓘ Chapadão mine	Wang et al. (2026)

China (TL)
Hubei Suizhou Zengdu District Xihe ⓘ Suizhou meteorite (Suizhou L6 chondrite) (TL)	Xie et al. (2004) +4 other references
Jiangsu Taizhou Gaogang District Sixiangkou ⓘ Sixiangkou meteorite	Li et al. (2018)

Morocco
Souss-Massa Region Tata Province Tata Cercle ⓘ Tissint Martian meteorite	Baziotis et al. (2013)

Nigeria
Katsina Faskari ⓘ Zagami Martian meteorite	Gu et al. (2022) +1 other reference

Northwest Africa Meteorites
ⓘ Northwest Africa 3170 Lunar meteorite (NWA 3170)	Gu et al. (2025)
ⓘ Northwest Africa 4468 Martian meteorite (NWA 4468)	Suporn Boonsuea & John Spraya (2012)

Oman
Dhofar Governorate ⓘ Dhofar 717 meteorite (Dho 717)	Litasov et al. (2019)
ⓘ Dhofar 864 meteorite (Dho 864)	Litasov et al. (2019)

Russia
Sakha Oymyakonsky District ⓘ Elga meteorite	Litasov et al. (2017) +1 other reference

Slovakia
Košice Region Košice Košice I ⓘ Košice meteorite	Ozdín et al. (2010)

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