Host: Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
We found welinite from Yamada mine, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Welinite was originally discovered from Langban, Sweden, and its crystal structure was solved in P63or its sub-group P3 with a = 8.155 and c = 4.785 A, and an ideal formula of Mn2+6(W6+,Mg)2(SiO4)2(O,OH)6. On the other hand, the welinite crystals from Yamada mine have a √3 × 3 superstructure with a = 14.074(3) and c = 14.455(3) A, and space group R3. The long-rangeordering of W sites and vacancies causes the superstructure.