Chiluite
Chiluite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula Bi₃Te⁶⁺Mo⁶⁺O₁₀.₅.
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system.
Key properties: Mohs hardness 3.2; specific gravity 3.65; optically uniaxial.
IMA symbol Cil, IMA status: approved, named in 1988.
Found in quartz veins in a molybdenite deposit.
It is found associated with Bismuthinite, molybdenite, joséite, köchlinite, cassiterite, quartz.
The name refers to the occurrence at Chilu, China.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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