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Purpurite

#PD55064

Purpurite

#PD55064
Availability
Sold
Size
5 x 5.5 x 4.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
(Mn3+,Fe3+)PO4 (RRUFF)
Locality
Hagendorf-Süd, Oberpfälzer Wald, Bavaria, Germany
Tagged
phosphate , pegmatite mineral

Massive dark purple Purpurite with a 1933 old lablel (see prov.) tab. It comes with an old label from the G. Emery collection. See prov. tab - dated 1922.

Purpurite

Formula
(Mn3+,Fe3+)PO4 
Crystal System
Orthorhombic 
Crystal Habit
Massive - Granular 
Cleavage
Perfect, Perfect, None 
Luster
Earthy (Dull) 
Color
brownish black, violet, dark pink, dark red, reddish purple 
Streak
red 
Class
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal 
Fracture
Brittle - Uneven 
Hardness
4-5 

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

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