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Purpurite

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Description
Locality: 
Bennett Quarry, Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, United States of America
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
7 × 4 × 3 cm
Description

Purple purpurite from the Bennett quarry, Oxford Co., Maine, USA. 

Rare mineral. 

 

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