Fluorpyromorphite

Pb5(PO4)3F
IMA status
  • Approved
IMA symbol
Fpym
Also known as
  • Fluorpyromorphiet
  • IMA2021-120
  • Unnamed (F-analogue of Pyromorphite)

Where it forms, where it's found

Type locality
Sukhovyaz Mountain
  1. Verkhny Ufaley
  2. Chelyabinsk Oblast
  3. Russia

56.0383°, 60.1850°

3recorded occurrences
Source · OpenStreetMap

Safety & handling

Crystallography

Crystal system
Hexagonal
Space group
#108
Cell parameters
a = 9.779(5) Å · c = 7.241(9) Å

Chemical composition

Constituent elements
Mass composition breakdown
ElementAtoms At. mass g/mol Mass g/molMass share
82PbLeadLead5207.2001036.000
77.32%
8OOxygenOxygen1215.999191.988
14.33%
15PPhosphorusPhosphorus330.97492.922
6.93%
9FFluorineFluorine118.99818.998
1.42%
Total1339.908100.00%

Mass share = atoms × atomic mass ÷ molar mass × 100

From IMA formula

Synonyms

  • Fluorpyromorphiet
  • IMA2021-120
  • Unnamed (F-analogue of Pyromorphite)

In other languages

German
Fluorpyromorphit · IMA 2021-120

Classification

Strunz
10th ed.

8.BN

  • 8Phosphates, Arsenates, VanadatesClass
  • 8.BPhosphates, etc., with additional anions, without H2ODivision
  • 8.BNWith only large cations, (OH, etc.):RO4 = 0.33:1Group
  • 8.BNFluorpyromorphiteSpecies

Group, growth & confusion

In the same group
15 members

Literature, links & citation

Citations
  1. 1982Belokoneva, E.L., Troneva, E.A., Dem’yanets, L.N., Duderov, N.G., Belov, N.V. (1982): Crystal structure of synthetic fluoropyromorphite Pb5(PO4)3F. Kristallografiya, 27, 793-794 (in Russian).
  2. 2006Badraoui, Béchir, Aissa, Abdallah, Bigi, Adriana, Debbabi, Mongi, Gazzano, Massimo (2006) Structural investigations of lead–strontium fluoroapatites. Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 179. 3065-3072 doi:10.1016/j.jssc.2006.06.001DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.06.001
  3. 2011Knyazev, A.V., Chernorukov, N.G., Bulanov, E.N. (2011) Isomorphism and phase diagram of Pb5(PO4)3F–Pb5(PO4)3Cl system. Thermochimica Acta, 513. 112-118 doi:10.1016/j.tca.2010.11.020DOI: 10.1016/j.tca.2010.11.020
  4. 2011He, Qiang; Liu, Xi; Hu, Xiaomin; Li, Sicheng; Wang, Hejing (2011) Solid solution between lead fluorapatite and lead fluorvanadate apatite: Mixing behavior, Raman feature and thermal expansivity. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 38 (10). 741-752 doi:10.1007/s00269-011-0447-yDOI: 10.1007/s00269-011-0447-y
  5. 2014Mikl, A. and Kolitsch, U. (2014): Ein interessanter alpiner Kupfererzgang im Kleinelendtal und seine Mineralien. Mineralien-Welt 25 (4), 28-33 (in German).
Cite this entry
@misc{mineral2026,
  author    = {Mineral Index editorial board},
  title     = {Fluorpyromorphite — Mineral Index},
  year      = {2026},
  url       = {https://mineralindex.org/minerals/fluorpyromorphite-56022},
  note      = {Accessed 2026-05-11}
}