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Kangite

A valid IMA mineral species

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Kangite, etc.

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Kangite, etc.

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Kangite, etc.

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

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About KangiteHide

Formula:

(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃

Crystal System:

Isometric

Name:

Named by Chi Ma, Oliver Tschauner, John R. Beckett, George R. Rossman, and Wenjun Liu in 2012. The name is derived from “kang,” the Chinese word for the element scandium.

Type Locality:

ⓘ Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Basically impure Sc₂O₃ which is well known as a synthetic compound.

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

42879

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:42879:8

Similar NamesHide

Fangite	A valid IMA mineral species	Tl₃AsS₄
Kandite		D₃[Si₂O₅](OH)₄ D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Kaneite		MnAs
Kanoite	A valid IMA mineral species	Mn²⁺MgSi₂O₆
Kansite (of Meyer et al.)	A synonym of Mackinawite
Kaňkite	A valid IMA mineral species	FeAsO₄ · 3.5H₂O
Kingite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Al₃(PO₄)₂F₂(OH) · 7H₂O
Konigite	A synonym of Brochantite
Langite	A valid IMA mineral species - grandfathered	Cu₄(SO₄)(OH)₆ · 2H₂O
Yangite	A valid IMA mineral species	PbMnSi₃O₈ · H₂O

IMA Classification of KangiteHide

IMA status:

Approved

IMA Formula:

(Sc,Ti⁴⁺,Al,Zr⁴⁺,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃

Approval year:

2011

Classification of KangiteHide

Strunz-mindat (2026):

4.CC.45

4 : OXIDES (Hydroxides, V[5,6] vanadates, arsenites, antimonites, bismuthites, sulfites, selenites, tellurites, iodates)
C : Metal: Oxygen = 2: 3,3: 5, and similar
C : With large and medium-sized cations

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

Chemistry of KangiteHide

Mindat Formula:

(Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃

Element Weights:

Element	% weight
Sc	65.196 %
O	34.804 %

Calculated from ideal end-member formula.

Elements listed:

O, Sc - search for minerals with similar chemistry

Crystallography of KangiteHide

Crystal System:

Isometric

Class (H-M):

m3(2/m3) - Diploidal

Cell Parameters:

a = 9.842(1) Å

Unit Cell V:

953.34 Å³ (Calculated from Unit Cell)

Morphology:

Comment:

Spacegroup Ia-3

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Temp (K)
0019830	Kangite	Ma C, Tschauner O, Beckett J R, Rossman G R, Liu W (2013) Kangite, (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,[_])2O3, a new ultra-refractory scandia mineral from the Allende meteorite: Synchrotron micro-Laue diffraction and electron backscatter diffraction by personal email with authors May 2013 American Mineralogist 98 870-878	2013	Allende meteorite	293
0010634	Kangite	Geller S, Romo P, Remeika J P (1967) Refinement of the structure of scandium sesquioxide Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 124 136-142	1967	synthetic	293
0016795	Kangite	Milligan W, Vernon L, Levy H, Peterson S (1953) Neutron diffraction studies on scandium orthovanadate and scandium oxide _cod_database_code 1008928 Journal of Physical Chemistry 57 535-537	1953	synthetic	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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 Kangite, (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,[_])2O3, a new ultra-refractory scandia mineral
 from the Allende meteorite: Synchrotron micro-Laue diffraction and electron
 backscatter diffraction
 Note: x-coordinate of Sc2, and coordinates of O atoms are changed
 by personal email with authors May 2013
;
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Sc1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.27000   0.01200
Al1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.08000   0.01200
Y1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.03500   0.01200
V1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.01500   0.01200
Gd1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.00500   0.01200
Dy1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.00500   0.01200
Er1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.00500   0.01200
Ti1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.33000   0.01200
Zr1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.06500   0.01200
Mg1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.05500   0.01200
Ca1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.03000   0.01200
Fe1   0.25000   0.25000   0.25000   0.01000   0.01200
Sc2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.27000   0.00930
Al2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.08000   0.00930
Y2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.03500   0.00930
V2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.01500   0.00930
Gd2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.00500   0.00930
Dy2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.00500   0.00930
Er2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.00500   0.00930
Ti2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.33000   0.00930
Zr2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.06500   0.00930
Mg2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.05500   0.00930
Ca2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.03000   0.00930
Fe2   0.97640   0.00000   0.25000   0.01000   0.00930
O   0.34400   0.11800   0.10400   1.00000   0.16000

X-Ray Powder DiffractionHide

Powder Diffraction Data:

d-spacing	Intensity
4.019 Å	(16)
2.842 Å	(100)
2.461 Å	(10)
2.099 Å	(15)
1.931 Å	(75)
1.740 Å	(51)
1.519 Å	(29)
1.484 Å	(23)

Locality:

Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Geological EnvironmentHide

Paragenetic Mode(s):

Paragenetic Mode	Earliest Age (Ga)
Stage 1: Primary nebular phases	4.567-4.561
3 : Solar nebular condensates (CAIs, AOAs, URIs)	>4.565

Type Occurrence of KangiteHide

Type Locality:

ⓘ Allende meteorite, Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua, Mexico

Place of Conservation of Type Material:

Holotype material in section USNM 7555 is housed in the collections of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA

Geological Setting of Type Material:

CV3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite

Associated Minerals at Type Locality:

Davisite

Perovskite

Spinel

Synonyms of KangiteHide

IMA2011-092

Other Language Names for KangiteHide

Dutch:Kangiet

German:Kangit

Common AssociatesHide

Associations Based on Photo Data:

2 photos of Kangite associated with Spinel	MgAl₂O₄
2 photos of Kangite associated with Davisite	CaScAlSiO₆
1 photo of Kangite associated with Warkite	Ca₂Sc₆Al₆O₂₀
1 photo of Kangite associated with Perovskite	CaTiO₃
1 photo of Kangite associated with Eringaite	Ca₃Sc₂(SiO₄)₃
1 photo of Kangite associated with Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
1 photo of Kangite associated with Melilite Group	Ca₂M(XSiO₇)
1 photo of Kangite associated with Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉

Related Minerals - Strunz-mindat Grouping Hide

4.CC.	Xuite	Ca₃Fe³⁺₂[(AlO₃(OH)]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.	Yttriaite-(Y)	Y₂O₃	Iso. m3(2/m3)
4.CC.	Allendeite	Sc₄Zr₃O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Chlorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄Cl₂]	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.	Oboniobite	Mg₄Nb₂O₉	Trig. 3m(32/m) : P3c1
4.CC.	Botuobinskite	SrFe²⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)[O₃₆(OH)₂]	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Mirnyite	SrZr⁴⁺Mg₂(Cr³⁺₆Ti⁴⁺₁₂)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Haitaite-(La)	LaU⁴⁺Fe³⁺₂(Ti₁₃Fe²⁺₄Fe³⁺)O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.	Shagamite	KFe₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.	Bitikleite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[AlO₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.	Anzaite-(Ce)	Ce³⁺₄Fe²⁺Ti₆O₁₈ (OH)₂	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.	Heamanite-(Ce)	(K_0.5Ce_0.5)TiO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.	Priscillagrewite-(Y)	(Ca₂Y)Zr₂(AlO₄)₃	Iso.
4.CC.	Strandite	Pb₃Mn³⁺₄Mn⁴⁺₃O₁₅	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mcm
4.CC.	Saranovskite	SrCaFe²⁺₂(Cr₄Ti₂)Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.05	Chrombismite	Bi³⁺₁₆Cr⁶⁺O₂₇	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.10	Freudenbergite	Na₂(Ti,Fe)₈O₁₆	Mon.
4.CC.10	Fluormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂F₂	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.10	Fluorkyuygenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[(H₂O)₄F₂]	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.15	Grossite	CaAl₄O₇	Mon. 2/m : B2/b
4.CC.17	Goldschmidtite	KNbO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.20	'Unnamed (HBU UK-4)'	NaFe²⁺Zn₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Chlormayenite	Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₂[◻₄Cl₂]	Iso. 43m : I43d
4.CC.20	Paseroite	PbMn²⁺(Mn²⁺,Fe³⁺)₂(V⁵⁺,Ti,◻)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	Mianningite	(◻,Pb,Ce,Na)(U⁴⁺,Mn,U⁶⁺)Fe³⁺₂ (Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.20	'UM1987-03-O:FePbTiU'	~(U,Pb)(Ti,Fe³⁺,Fe²⁺,Mn)₂₁O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.22	Gorerite	CaAlFe³⁺₁₁O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.22	Kahlenbergite	KAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.25	Hopmannite	Ba₂(Ti₅Fe)O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.25	Nixonite	Na₂Ti₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.25	Yafsoanite	Ca₃Te⁶⁺₂(ZnO₄)₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.30	Latrappite	Ca₂NbFe³⁺O₆	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Natroniobite	NaNbO₃	Mon.
4.CC.30	Perovskite	CaTiO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.30	Lueshite	NaNbO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m)
4.CC.30	Bariolakargiite	BaZrO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.30	Barioperovskite	BaTiO₃	Orth. mm2 : Amm2
4.CC.30	Megawite	CaSnO₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pban
4.CC.30	Lakargiite	Ca(Zr,Sn,Ti)O₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pnma
4.CC.32	Usturite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Zr)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Elbrusite	Ca₃(U⁶⁺_0.5Zr_1.5)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Monteneveite	Ca₃Sb⁵⁺₂(Fe³⁺₂Fe²⁺)O₁₂	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.32	Dzhuluite	Ca₃(Sb⁵⁺Sn⁴⁺)[Fe³⁺O₄]₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Ia3d
4.CC.35	Tausonite	SrTiO₃	Iso. 43m
4.CC.35	Loparite	(Na,REE)₂Ti₂O₆	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m)
4.CC.35	Panguite	(Ti,Al,Sc,Mg,Zr,Ca)_1.8O₃	Orth. mmm(2/m2/m2/m) : Pbca
4.CC.35	Isolueshite	(Na,La)NbO₃	Iso. m3m(4/m32/m) : Pm3m
4.CC.35	Macedonite	PbTiO₃	Tet. 4/mmm(4/m2/m2/m) : P4/nmm
4.CC.37	Pauloabibite	NaNbO₃	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Landauite	NaMnZn₂(Ti,Fe)₆Ti₁₂O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Mathiasite	(Mg,Cr,Fe,Ca,K)₂(Ti,Zr,Cr,Fe)₅O₁₂	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Senaite	Pb(Mn,Y,U)(Fe,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Gramaccioliite-(Y)	(Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe³⁺₂(Ti,Fe³⁺)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Lindsleyite	(Ba,Sr)(Zr,Ca)(Fe,Mg)₂(Ti,Cr,Fe)₁₈O₃₈	Trig.
4.CC.40	Crichtonite	Sr(Mn,Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Loveringite	(Ca,Ce,La)(Zr,Fe)(Mg,Fe)₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,Al)₁₈O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Cleusonite	(Pb,Sr)(U⁴⁺,U⁶⁺)(Fe²⁺,Zn)₂(Ti,Fe²⁺,Fe³⁺)₁₈(O,OH)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(Ce)	Ce(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	Davidite-(La)	La(Y,U)Fe₂(Ti,Fe,Cr,V)₁₈(O,OH,F)₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.40	'Davidite-(Y)'	(La,Ce,Na,Ca,Pb)(Y,Fe²⁺,◻)(Fe²⁺,Mn²⁺)₂(Ti,Fe³⁺,Nb,Zr)₁₈O₃₈ (hypothetical)	Trig.
4.CC.40	'Uhligite'	Ca₃(Ti,Al,Zr)₉O₂₀ ?	Iso.
4.CC.40	Dessauite-(Y)	(Sr,Pb)(Y,U)(Ti,Fe³⁺)₂₀O₃₈	Trig. 3 : R3
4.CC.45	Diaoyudaoite	NaAl₁₁O₁₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Yimengite	K(Cr,Ti,Fe,Mg)₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Nežilovite	PbZn₂Mn⁴⁺₂Fe³⁺₈O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hawthorneite	BaMgTi₃Cr₄Fe²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Mizraite-(Ce)	Ce(Al₁₁Mg)O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Haggertyite	BaFe²⁺₄Fe³⁺₂Ti₅MgO₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Lindqvistite	Pb₂Mn²⁺Fe₁₆O₂₇	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Hibonite	CaAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Chihuahuaite	FeAl₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Barioferrite	BaFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Plumboferrite	Pb[Fe³⁺_10.67Mn²⁺_0.33Pb]O_18.33	Trig. 32 : P312
4.CC.45	Batiferrite	BaTi₂Fe³⁺₈Fe²⁺₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.45	Magnetoplumbite	PbFe³⁺₁₂O₁₉	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mmc
4.CC.50	Jeppeite	K₂Ti₆O₁₃	Mon. 2/m : B2/m
4.CC.55	Zenzénite	Pb₃Fe³⁺₄Mn⁴⁺₃O₁₅	Hex. 6/mmm(6/m2/m2/m) : P6₃/mcm
4.CC.60	'Mengxianminite (of Huang et al.)'	(Ca,Na)₃(Fe,Mn)₂Mg₂(Sn,Zn)₅Al₈O₂₉

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Williams, P. A., Hatert, F., Pasero, M., Mills, S. J. (2012) New minerals and nomenclature modifications approved in 2012. CNMNC Newsletter No 12. Mineralogical Magazine, 76 (1) 151-155 doi:10.1180/minmag.2012.076.1.151

Ma, C., Tschauner, O., Beckett, J. R., Rossman, G. R., Liu, W. (2013) Kangite, (Sc,Ti,Al,Zr,Mg,Ca,◻)₂O₃, a new ultra-refractory scandia mineral from the Allende meteorite: Synchrotron micro-Laue diffraction and electron backscatter diffraction. American Mineralogist, 98 (5) 870-878 doi:10.2138/am.2013.4290

(2017) Kangite. Handbook of Mineralogy. Mineralogical Society of America

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Mexico (TL)
Chihuahua Pueblito de Allende ⓘ Allende meteorite (TL)	Williams et al. (2012) +1 other reference

Norway
Østfold Moss ⓘ Moss Meteorite	Krot et al. (2019)

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