Shijiangshanite

From a new find from the no. 8 middle zone (central shaft) in November 2024.

Per the website https://www.cugb.edu.cn/xynews/43043.jhtml, assisted by Google Translate:

“On September 14, the new mineral "shijiangshanite" discovered and reported by Professor Li Guowu's team from the School of Science of our university was approved unanimously by the International Mineralogical Association-New Mineral Nomenclature and Classification Committee (IMA-CNMNC), with approval number IMA 2022-029. Shijiangshanite was discovered in Shijiangshan Lead-Zinc Mine in Linxi County, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. It is a new type of layered silicate mineral with light red to red color. Its ideal chemical formula is Pb3CaAl(Si5O14)(OH)3·3H2O. It belongs to the trigonal system …” [the rest is far too technical for me]

I was provided with an analysis by Dr. C. Menor-Salván of Alcala University confirming the identification of shijiangshanite.