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Purpurite

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Purpurite

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Description
Locality: 
Namibia
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5 × 2 × 0.8 cm
Description

A representative old specimen of purpurite with intense colour from South West Africa, currently Namibia.

Ex. Ennio Contarini #5034.

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

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