Gaotaiite
Ir3Te8 [CNMNC approved formula]
Named after its locality: Near the village of Gaotai, about 200 km NNE of Beijing, China.
| IMA status : | Approved Species 1995 () |
| CLASSIFICATION | |
| Dana (8th edition) : |
02.12.01.18 |
| (02) Sulfides - Including Selenides and Tellurides | |
| (02.12) where Am Bn Xp, with (m+n):p=1:2 | |
| (02.12.01) Pyrite Group (Isometric: Pa3) | |
| Nickel-Strunz (10th edition) : |
02.EB.05a |
| (02) Sulfides | |
| (02.E) Metal Sulfides, M:S = 1:2 | |
| (02.EB) M:S = 1:2, with Fe, Co, Ni, PGE, etc. | |
| Crystal system: | Cubic System |
| Point group (H-M): | m3 (or 2/m 3) — diploidal |