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Phosphate

Plumboperloffite

PbMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃
Crystal systemMonoclinic
ClassPhosphate
Plumboperloffite specimen

Orange crystals of plumboperloffite associated with natrodufrénite (black) and fluorite (white). The scale bar is 200 mm. South Australian Museum registration number G34868. The image is published in an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ). — Photo: Peter Elliott; Anthony R. Kampf · CC BY 4.0

Plumboperloffite

Plumboperloffite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the phosphate class, with the chemical formula PbMn²⁺₂Fe³⁺₂(PO₄)₃(OH)₃.

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

IMA symbol Pplf, IMA status: approved, named in 2020.

The prefix indicates the Pb analogue of perloffite.

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 P minerals or help write this entry.