Tsangpoite
Tsangpoite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula Ca₅(PO₄)₂(SiO₄).
It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6_3/m).
IMA symbol Tpo, IMA status: approved, named in 2014.
Found in an angrite meteorite as well-defined domains in association with Fe sulfide near the contact between fayalite-kirschsteinite overgrowth/symplectite and hedenbergite.
It is found associated with Kuratite, ulvöspinel, hedenbergite, Ca and Fe olivine, Fe sulfide.
The mineral was named to honor Professor Dr. Tsang-Po Yen (1914-1994), senior geologist of the Geological Survey of Taiwan (1946-1974) and director of the Institute of Geophysics.
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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