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Purpurite

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Purpurite

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Description
Locality: 
Sandamap Pegmatite, Sandamap North Farm 115, Dâures, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2.2 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Mass of violet purpurite in matrix

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Purpurite

Formula: 
(Mn3+,Fe3+)PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Faires Mine, Kings Mountain, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA