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Heterosite & Purpurite

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Heterosite & Purpurite

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Description
Locality: 
New Hampshire, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11 × 5 × 1.5 cm
Description

Massive heterosite associated with massive purpurite.  Purchased in 1971.  Possibly from Eight-Ball Mica Prospect, Rumney, Grafton County, the only locality where both species are confirmed (mindat).

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Heterosite

Formula: 
(Fe3+,Mn3+)PO4
Strunz: 
8.AB.10
Hardness: 
4.0 - 4.5
Type Locality: 
Les Hureaux, Saint-Sylvestre, Haute-Vienne, Limousin, France

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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