Pale-green crystals of puttapaite associated with smithsonite (orange brown) and willemite (white). The scale bar is 100 mm (specimen in private collection). — Photo: Elliott, Peter, and Anthony R. Kampf · CC BY 4.0
Puttapaite
Puttapaite is an IMA-recognized mineral species in the arsenate class, with the chemical formula Pb₂Mn²⁺₂ZnCr³⁺₄O₂(AsO₄)₄(OH)₆·12H₂O.
It crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2/m).
IMA symbol Ptp, IMA status: approved, named in 2020.
Index entry. This entry combines official IMA/RRUFF species data with published physical-property data — a full written entry hasn’t been published yet.
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