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Purpurite & Triphylite

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Purpurite & Triphylite

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Description
Locality: 
Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3 × 5.55 × 1.51 cm
Weight: 
29.60gr
Description

Nice purple colour with a line of black/brown Triphilyte and minor white albite

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

Triphylite

Formula: 
LiFe2+PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
4.0
Type Locality: 
Hühnerkobel Mine (Hennenkobel Mine), Rabenstein, Zwiesel, Lower Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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After a sale we expect to receive the payment with Pay Pal within 48 hours. You can return the goods within 14 days of receiving them by registered priority mail with tracking number. Buyer pays the costs of the return shipping