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Purpurite & Sicklerite

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Purpurite & Sicklerite

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Description
Locality: 
Bendada Mines, Bendada, Sabugal, Guarda District, Portugal
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6.3 × 4.8 × 3.3 cm
Weight: 
142.00gr
Description

Very interesting group of rare phosphates from this classic Portuguese site, including Purpurite, Sicklerite, Triplite and I suppose that others are also present. 

This piece is a delight for lovers of micros and rare phosphates.

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

Sicklerite

Formula: 
Li1-x(Mn3+xMn2+1-x)PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Stewart Mine (MS 6162; Stewart Lithia mine), Tourmaline Queen Mountain (Pala Mtn; Queen Mtn), Pala, Pala District, San Diego Co., California, USA

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8.50
Europe
13.50
USA
$20.90
Rest of world
18.50

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