Tags: Chemical Substance, Mineral.

Qingsongite /ˈtʃɪŋsɒŋaɪt/ is a rare boron nitride mineral with cubic crystalline form. It was first described in 2009 for an occurrence as minute inclusions within chromite deposits in the Luobusa ophiolite in the Shannan Prefecture Tibet Autonomous Region China. It was recognized as a mineral in August 2013 by the International Mineralogical Association. It is named after Chinese geologist Qingsong Fang (1939–2010).

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