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Purpurite

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Purpurite

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Description
Locality: 
Corvaceira Quarry, Chãs de Tavares, Mangualde, Viseu District, Portugal
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 2.5 × 2 cm
Description

A typical specimen with a good deep purple coverage on matrix. From a rarely seen location in Portugal.

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
Peter Crozier Minerals