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Oxides & Hydroxide

Murphyite

Pb(Te⁶⁺O₄)
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassOxides & Hydroxide

Murphyite

Murphyite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the oxides & hydroxide class, with the chemical formula Pb(Te⁶⁺O₄).

It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group P2_1/a). It is a member of the Raspite structural group.

IMA symbol Mpy, IMA status: approved, named in 2022.

Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet. Browse more M minerals or help write this entry.