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Name: |
purpurite |
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Class: |
Phosphates/Arsenates/Vanadates |
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Chemistry: |
(Mn,Fe)(PO4) Hydrous Copper Arsenate |
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Color(s): |
purple, pink to purplish red, magenta, black, sometimes brownish |
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Hardness: |
4 - 4.5 |
SpecGrav: |
3.2 - 3.4 |
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Fracture: |
uneven |
Cleavage: |
complete |
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Crystal: |
orthorhombic (very small crystals, usually appears as a thin scale, always inter grown) |
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Envronment: |
present in pegmatites |
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Association: |
heterosite |
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Locals: |
| Sweden | California, USA | France | Namibia | Austrailia | |
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Misc: |
From the Latin purpureus - "purple red." |
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Photos |
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1.) Purple Haze, Larimar Co., Colorado |
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