Xiande Xie or Hsien-deh Hsieh, Chinese mineralogist and geochemist (Dantu District 14 October 1934 –

With M. Chen, J. Shu, H.K. Mao & R.J. Hemley. Natural occurrence and synthesis of two new postspinel polymorphs of chromite. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 100:14651-4, 2003

DESCRIBED MINERAL SPECIES

Zhanghuifenite 2021 with Yang, Kobsch, Gu & Downs

Poirierite 2021 with Tomioka, Bindi, Okuchi, Miyahara, Itiaka, Li, Kawatsu, Purevjav, Tani & Kodama

Liudongshengite 2021 with Yang, Gibbs, Schwenck, Gu, Downs & Evans

Elgoresyite 2021 with Bindi, Sinmyo, Bykova, Ovsyannikov, McCammon, Kupenko, Ismailova & Dubrovinsky

Wangdaodeite 2019 with Gu, Yang, Chen & Li

Meieranite 2019 with Yang, Gu, Downs, Evans, Van Nieuwenhuizen & Lavinsky

Lipuite 2019 with Gu, Yang, Van Nieuwenhuizen, Downs & Evans

Maohokite 2018 with Chen, Shu & Tan

Shenzhuangite 2017 with Bindi

Hemleyite 2017 with Bindi & Chen

Ferrisepiolite 2013 with Gu, Wu, Zhu, Lai, Hoshino & Huang

Tellurocanfieldite 2012 with Gu, Lu, Hoshino, Huang & Li (variety)

Chenguodaite 2008 with Gu, Watanabe et al.

Tuite 2003 with Minitti, Chen, Wang, Mao, Shu & Fei

Carboborite 1964 with Liu & Qian

HONORS

President, International Mineralogical Association (1990-4)

Xieite Chen, Shu & Mao 2008 (Mineral)