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Wodegongjieite

KCa₃(Al₇Si₉)O₃₂
Crystal systemHexagonal
ClassSilicate
Wodegongjieite specimen

Fig. 6. (a) Bright-field and (b) high-angle annular dark-field scanning-transmission electron microscope (HAADF-STEM) images of foil #6034 showing a portion of a lamellar intergrowth of osbornite–khamrabaevite, Ti(C,N), jingsuiite, TiB 2 , and wenjiite, Ti 10 (Si,P,□) 7 . Al 2 O 3  – corundum hosting the lamellar intergrowth. Wodegongjieite forms pools between corundum and wenjiite, Ti 10 (Si,P,□) 7 . The image is published in an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). — Photo: Enrico Mugnaioli, Fahui Xiong, Xiangzhen Xu, Mauro Gemmi, Richard Wirth, Jingsui Yang and Edward S. Grew · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wodegongjieite

Wodegongjieite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the silicate class, with the chemical formula KCa₃(Al₇Si₉)O₃₂.

It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system (space group P6/mcc). It is a member of the Dmisteinbergite structural group.

IMA symbol Wgj, IMA status: approved, named in 2022.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more W minerals or help write this entry.