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Thus, the formula may also be given as []Mn\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)",[18,19,20],"Mn","O","P",[18,19,20],",Fe,,","19.12.11",[25,26],"APPROVED","GRANDFATHERED",1905,"1905","8","A","B","10","38","4","1","2","Orthorhombic",8,70,"0","5.8237","9.766","4.7771",6,1,5,4,"Pmnb setting chosen to show relationship to the olivine structure","Massive, cleavage fragments to 20 cm.","Small irregular masses. Narrow lenses or veinlets.",4.5,"3.2","3.4","3.69","Vitreous, dull","Dull,Earthy","Luster of fresh fracture surfaces is satiny; dull on altered surfaces.","Opaque","Light to medium purple, lighter than the colour of the massive mineral.","Dark purple to purplish red","Dark brown to brown-black on altered surfaces.",[63,64,65,66],"purple","red","pink","gray",[63],"Not fluorescent in UV","On {100}, good; on {010}, imperfect. Cleavage surfaces curved or crinkled at times.","Distinct\u002FGood","Irregular\u002FUneven","brittle","Biaxial","+","1.852",2,"1.862","1.922",1.852,1.922,"Moderate","Strong","X = Greenish gray, gray to rose-red\r\nY = Deep blood-red to purplish red\r\nZ = Deep blood-red to purplish red","0.040","Z = Y > X. Also Z > Y >> X. Optic axis sections may exhibit anomalous green interference colours.","Parallel","Readily soluble in HCl.","Oxidized and leached primary lithiophilite pods from a granite pegmatite.","Primarily an alteration product of lithiophylite in complex granitic pegmatites, rarely from the reaction of bat guano, Fe-Mn deposits and sea water.","National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, D.C., USA, number 93883.","Triphylite Group, Heterosite-Purpurite Series.\r\n\r\nPurpurite is the trivalent Mn-dominant, Li-deficient oxidation product of lithiophilite. The species of the Heterosite-Purpurite Series are secondary minerals formed by oxidation of iron and or manganes...","Named in 1905 by Louis C. Graton and Waldemar T. Schaller from the Latin \"purpura\" in allusion to its colour.","2026-01-12 18:13:13",[],[96,103,109,117,125,131],{"id":97,"name":98,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":99,"mindat_formula":99,"hmin":47,"hmax":51,"dmeas":100,"dcalc":101,"primary_image_id":102},1887,"Heterosite","Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","3.40","3.67",11276,{"id":104,"name":105,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":106,"mindat_formula":107,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":11,"dcalc":108,"primary_image_id":11},42362,"Karenwebberite","NaFe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","NaFe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","3.65",{"id":110,"name":111,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":112,"mindat_formula":113,"hmin":47,"hmax":47,"dmeas":114,"dcalc":115,"primary_image_id":116},2418,"Lithiophilite","LiMn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","LiMn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","3.29","3.433",14608,{"id":118,"name":119,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":120,"mindat_formula":121,"hmin":51,"hmax":46,"dmeas":122,"dcalc":123,"primary_image_id":124},2861,"Natrophilite","NaMn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","NaMn\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","3.41","3.47",16062,{"id":126,"name":127,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":128,"mindat_formula":128,"hmin":11,"hmax":11,"dmeas":129,"dcalc":130,"primary_image_id":11},3665,"Simferite","LiMg(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","3.22","3.25",{"id":132,"name":133,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":134,"mindat_formula":135,"hmin":47,"hmax":47,"dmeas":136,"dcalc":137,"primary_image_id":138},4020,"Triphylite","LiFe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>(PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>)","LiFe\u003Csup>2+\u003C\u002Fsup>PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","3.42","3.562",24527,[],[141,142,143],{"id":97,"name":98,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":99,"mindat_formula":99,"hmin":47,"hmax":51,"dmeas":100,"dcalc":101,"primary_image_id":102},{"id":110,"name":111,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":112,"mindat_formula":113,"hmin":47,"hmax":47,"dmeas":114,"dcalc":115,"primary_image_id":116},{"id":132,"name":133,"entrytype":9,"csystem":37,"ima_formula":134,"mindat_formula":135,"hmin":47,"hmax":47,"dmeas":136,"dcalc":137,"primary_image_id":138},[145],{"id":146,"txt":147,"latitude":148,"longitude":149,"country":150},11072,"Faires Mine, Gaston County, North Carolina, USA",35.2585159,-81.3068351,"USA",101,[153,156,161,165,169,174,179,183,187,192,196,200,204,208,212],{"id":154,"year":27,"html":155,"doi":11},16120872,"Graton, L.C., Schaller, W.T. (1905) Purpurite, a new mineral. American Journal of Science, 4th. Series: 20: 146-151.",{"id":157,"year":158,"html":159,"doi":160},102868,1906,"Graton, L. C.; Schaller, W. T. (1906) Über Purpurit, ein neues Mineral. \u003Ci>Zeitschrift für Kristallographie\u003C\u002Fi>,  41 (1-6). 433-438 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1524\u002Fzkri.1906.41.1.433'>doi:10.1524\u002Fzkri.1906.41.1.433\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1524\u002Fzkri.1906.41.1.433",{"id":162,"year":163,"html":164,"doi":11},16120874,1907,"Schaller (1907) American Journal of Science: 24: 152 (as manganipurpurite).",{"id":166,"year":167,"html":168,"doi":11},7367189,1910,"Lacroix, A. (1910) \u003Ci>Minéralogie de la France et de ses colonies\u003C\u002Fi> Vol. 4. Library Polytechnique, Paris. \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fwww.biodiversitylibrary.org\u002Fitempdf\u002F225322' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>",{"id":170,"year":171,"html":172,"doi":173},637936,1911,"Schaller, W. T. (1911) Mineralogical notes, series 1. \u003Ci>Bulletin\u003C\u002Fi> 490. US Geological Survey 109 pp. \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3133\u002Fb490'>doi:10.3133\u002Fb490\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.usgs.gov\u002Fbul\u002F0490\u002Freport.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3133\u002Fb490",{"id":175,"year":176,"html":177,"doi":178},647767,1921,"Larsen, Esper S. (1921) The microscopic determination of the nonopaque minerals. \u003Ci>Bulletin\u003C\u002Fi> 679. US Geological Survey \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.3133\u002Fb679'>doi:10.3133\u002Fb679\u003C\u002Fa> \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fpubs.usgs.gov\u002Fbul\u002F0679\u002Freport.pdf' class='refpdflink'>\u003C\u002Fa>","10.3133\u002Fb679",{"id":180,"year":181,"html":182,"doi":11},16111878,1933,"de Jesus (1933) Com. Serv. Geol. Portugal: 19: 65 (as Neopurpurite).",{"id":184,"year":185,"html":186,"doi":11},16109234,1937,"Quensel (1937) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 59: 77.",{"id":188,"year":189,"html":190,"doi":191},437695,1938,"Björling, Carl Olof; Westgren, A. (1938) Minerals of the Varuträsk Pegmatite. IX. X-Ray Studies on Triphylite, Varulite, and their Oxidation Products. \u003Ci>Geologiska Föreningen i Stockholm Förhandlingar\u003C\u002Fi>,  60 (1). 67-72 \u003Ca target='_blank' href='https:\u002F\u002Fdoi.org\u002F10.1080\u002F11035893809443985'>doi:10.1080\u002F11035893809443985\u003C\u002Fa>","10.1080\u002F11035893809443985",{"id":193,"year":194,"html":195,"doi":11},16099930,1941,"Mason (1941) Geologiska Föeningens I Stockholm. Förhandlinger, Stockholm: 63: 117.",{"id":197,"year":198,"html":199,"doi":11},16111882,1945,"Fisher (1945) South Dakota Geological Survey Report 50.",{"id":201,"year":202,"html":203,"doi":11},1118652,1951,"Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) \u003Ci>The System of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi> (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons.",{"id":205,"year":206,"html":207,"doi":11},16120879,1960,"Memoir. Noticias University Coimbra, Portugal (1960): 50: 55-60.",{"id":209,"year":210,"html":211,"doi":11},16966853,2005,"(2005) Purpurite. \u003Ci>Handbook of Mineralogy\u003C\u002Fi>. 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Purpurit, Usakos, Erongogebirge, Namibia.jpg","Purpurit - Usakos, Erongogebirge, Namibia. \u003Ca href=\"\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMuseum_f%C3%BCr_Naturkunde_(Berlin)\" title=\"Museum für Naturkunde (Berlin)\">Museum für Naturkunde (Berlin)\u003C\u002Fa>.","Raimond Spekking",1900,{"id":265,"source_url":266,"license_code":221,"credit_html":267,"title":268,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":271,"original_height":272},20197,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9429503","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9429503\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite 4.jpg","purpurite : Okatjimukuju Farm 55 (Friedrichsfelde Farm), Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia","Géry PARENT",4288,2848,{"id":274,"source_url":275,"license_code":221,"credit_html":276,"title":277,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":278,"original_height":279},20198,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9429525","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9429525\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite 1.jpg",4091,2717,{"id":281,"source_url":282,"license_code":283,"credit_html":284,"title":285,"description":7,"author":286,"original_width":287,"original_height":288},75662,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=3297834","CC BY 3.0","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=3297834\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite.jpg","Ra'ike (see also: de:Benutzer:Ra'ike)",1724,1209,{"id":290,"source_url":291,"license_code":221,"credit_html":292,"title":293,"description":269,"author":270,"original_width":271,"original_height":272},20199,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9429563","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=9429563\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite 5.jpg",{"id":295,"source_url":296,"license_code":258,"credit_html":297,"title":298,"description":299,"author":270,"original_width":300,"original_height":301},20200,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22004793","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22004793\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite 1.JPG","purpurite : Marivolanitra pegmatite, Ambatofinandrahana District, Ampandramaika-Malakialina Pegmatite Field, Amoron’i Mania Region, Fianarantsoa Province, Madagascar",3879,2751,{"id":303,"source_url":304,"license_code":258,"credit_html":305,"title":306,"description":307,"author":308,"original_width":309,"original_height":310},75663,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140008","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10140008\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite-120161.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Pack Rat Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-30939.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 8.7 x 5.4 x 3.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A rich specimen of the rare manganese phosphate purpurite, showing the typical intense violet color. Unlike most on the market from South Africa (when you do see them), this is an AMERICAN specimen, from the Pack Rat Mine in California. It is an older piece, out of the Chuck Houser collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Robert M. Lavinsky",600,470,{"id":312,"source_url":313,"license_code":258,"credit_html":314,"title":315,"description":316,"author":308,"original_width":309,"original_height":317},75664,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142349","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10142349\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite-137452.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Sandamab pegmatite (Sandamap pegmatite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUsakos\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Usakos\">Usakos\u003C\u002Fa>, Karibib District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FErongo_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Erongo Region\">Erongo Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2430.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 5.4 x 4.6 x 1.9 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Purpurite is the very rare phosphate of manganese, with specimens usually coming from the manganese-rich area of Southwest Africa. It is prized for both its rarity and its intense purple color. There is iridescent purpurite on both sides of this rich specimen! It came out of the Carlton Davis collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",506,{"id":319,"source_url":320,"license_code":258,"credit_html":321,"title":322,"description":323,"author":308,"original_width":324,"original_height":325},75665,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10162617","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10162617\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite-224114.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Sandamab pegmatite (Sandamap pegmatite), \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FUsakos\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Usakos\">Usakos\u003C\u002Fa>, Karibib District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FErongo_Region\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Erongo Region\">Erongo Region\u003C\u002Fa>, Namibia (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-2430.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 10.5 x 6.2 x 2.8 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>An extremely rich, massive sample (as they all are) with intense surface sheen, consisting almost solidly of this manganese phosphate species.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",750,488,{"id":327,"source_url":328,"license_code":283,"credit_html":329,"title":330,"description":331,"author":332,"original_width":333,"original_height":334},58931,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17170682","Douglas Watts, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17170682\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite-387870.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Brown Thurston prospect, Rumford, Oxford County, Maine, USA\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>\u003Ci>Original description:\u003C\u002Fi> A 2.5 cm Purpurite mass on quartz from the summit of Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine collected by Douglas Watts in 1993 from an unprospected, highly weathered simple pegmatite (white beryl\u002Fquartz\u002Fmuscovite\u002Fpurpurite). The specimen was lightly treated with oxalic acid to brighten the purpurite. This area is nearby and most likely related to the pegmatite at the Brown\u002FThurston prospect, another purpurite locality on Black Mountain. King and Foord (1994) reported Black Mountain 'purpurite' is nearly 50\u002F50 heterosite\u002Fpurpurite.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Douglas Watts",903,623,{"id":336,"source_url":337,"license_code":258,"credit_html":338,"title":339,"description":299,"author":270,"original_width":271,"original_height":272},75667,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22004796","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22004796\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite 2.JPG",{"id":341,"source_url":342,"license_code":258,"credit_html":343,"title":344,"description":299,"author":270,"original_width":345,"original_height":346},75668,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22004803","Géry PARENT, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22004803\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite 3.JPG",4201,2690,{"id":348,"source_url":349,"license_code":283,"credit_html":350,"title":351,"description":352,"author":353,"original_width":354,"original_height":355},75669,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22555801","John Sobolewski (JSS), via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22555801\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite-490564.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Usakos, Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>\u003Ci>Original description:\u003C\u002Fi> A 4.6 by 2.8 cms purple mass. JSS specimen and photo.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","John Sobolewski (JSS)",1024,768,{"id":357,"source_url":358,"license_code":258,"credit_html":359,"title":360,"description":361,"author":362,"original_width":363,"original_height":364},75670,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22556456","Ra'ike, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=22556456\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite - Sandanab, Namibia.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa> (Size: 4.2 x 2.6 cm)\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Sandanab, Namibia\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>","Ra'ike",2715,1703,{"id":366,"source_url":367,"license_code":242,"credit_html":368,"title":369,"description":370,"author":371,"original_width":372,"original_height":373},75671,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=53288253","Lech Darski, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=53288253\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpuryt - Sandamab Pegmatite, Erongo Region, Namibia.jpg","Purpuryt - Sandamab Pegmatite, Erongo Region, Namibia.","Lech Darski",3917,2611,{"id":375,"source_url":376,"license_code":242,"credit_html":377,"title":378,"description":379,"author":371,"original_width":380,"original_height":381},75672,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=63501235","Lech Darski, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=63501235\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpuryt - Sandamab Pegmatite, Erongo Region, Namibia. Afryka.jpg","Purpuryt - Sandamab Pegmatite, Erongo Region, Namibia. Afryka.",4161,2774,{"id":383,"source_url":384,"license_code":242,"credit_html":385,"title":386,"description":387,"author":388,"original_width":389,"original_height":390},75673,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=73127247","Anaxibia, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=73127247\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite - Sandamab Pegmatite, Erongo Region, Namibia 2.jpg","Пурпурит из Sandamab Pegmatite, Erongo Region, Namibia","Anaxibia",2888,1860,{"id":392,"source_url":393,"license_code":242,"credit_html":394,"title":395,"description":396,"author":397,"original_width":398,"original_height":399},75674,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83003851","Tõnis Saadre, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=83003851\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Estonian Museum of Natural History Specimen No 172571 photo (g297 g297-4 1 jpg).jpg","\"purpuriit\", \"purpuriit\". More info \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Ffile\u002F93265\">about this file\u003C\u002Fa> and \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002Fspecimen\u002F172571\">about this specimen\u003C\u002Fa> at \u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgeocollections.info\u002F\">geocollections.info\u003C\u002Fa>","Tõnis Saadre",2392,1552,{"id":401,"source_url":402,"license_code":258,"credit_html":403,"title":404,"description":405,"author":308,"original_width":406,"original_height":407},23579,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160973","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10160973\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite-Tantalite-213095.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FTantalite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Tantalite\">Tantalite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Pack Rat Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-30939.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: 4.6 x 4.1 x 2.4 cm.\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Purpurite is a rare, purple phosphate primarily found in complex pegmatites as an alteration product of lithiophyllite. This is a rare, unique and fine combination\u002Fpseudomorph specimen from the Pack Rat Mine of San Diego County. A sharply terminated, earthy-brown tantalite crystal has partially pseudomorphed to purple purpurite. Complete all-around and nearly pristine. Older material from the Chuck Houser Collection.\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",700,651,{"id":409,"source_url":410,"license_code":258,"credit_html":411,"title":412,"description":413,"author":308,"original_width":414,"original_height":415},16378,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429335","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429335\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Mitridatite-Purpurite-ck76a.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FMitridatite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Mitridatite\">Mitridatite\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>\u003Cdl>\u003Cdd>Locality: Pack Rat Mine, Mt. Tule, Jacumba District, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FSan_Diego_County,_California\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:San Diego County, California\">San Diego County\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FCalifornia\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:California\">California\u003C\u002Fa>, USA (\u003Ca rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mindat.org\u002Floc-30939.html\">Locality at mindat.org\u003C\u002Fa>)\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>Size: small cabinet, 7.1 x 6.7 x 2.5 cm\n\u003Cdl>\u003Cdt>Purpurite and Mitridatite\u003C\u002Fdt>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\n\u003Cdd>A richly colored massive specimen with golden mitridatite and purple purpurite all over it. Quite rare material for San Diego and a nice study specimen. Ex. Tim Sherburn collection from Cal Graeber as a gift in 1994. Collected by Gary Wallace earlier that year. 7.1 x 6.7 x 2.5 cm\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>\u003C\u002Fdd>\u003C\u002Fdl>",400,336,{"id":417,"source_url":418,"license_code":258,"credit_html":419,"title":420,"description":413,"author":308,"original_width":414,"original_height":421},16379,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429336","Robert M. Lavinsky, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=10429336\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Mitridatite-Purpurite-ck76b.jpg",365,{"id":423,"source_url":424,"license_code":221,"credit_html":425,"title":426,"description":427,"author":428,"original_width":429,"original_height":430},75666,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17171804","Andrew Silver, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=17171804\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Purpurite - USGS Mineral Specimens 836.jpg","\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FPurpurite\" class=\"extiw\" title=\"en:Purpurite\">Purpurite\u003C\u002Fa> - Collected from Southwest Africa by Robert Herod. Mineral collection of Brigham Young University Department of Geology, Provo, Utah - BYU index 9-3106, (Mn\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>,Fe\u003Csup>3+\u003C\u002Fsup>)PO\u003Csub>4\u003C\u002Fsub>","Andrew Silver",1400,822,{"id":432,"source_url":433,"license_code":434,"credit_html":435,"title":436,"description":437,"author":438,"original_width":439,"original_height":440},58935,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200699","CC BY-SA 2.0","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=118200699\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Heterosite with Purpurite (48140107593).jpg","\u003Cp>Oxford County\n\u003C\u002Fp>\nMaine, USA","Pacific Museum of Earth from Canada",4000,6000,{"id":442,"source_url":443,"license_code":221,"credit_html":444,"title":445,"description":224,"author":225,"original_width":446,"original_height":446},81108,"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956239","Dave Dyet http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shutterstone.com http:\u002F\u002Fwww.dyet.com, via \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcommons.wikimedia.org\u002F?curid=1956239\" rel=\"noopener\">Wikimedia Commons\u003C\u002Fa>","Strengite on purpurite Hydrous iron phosphate near Usakos - Klienspitzkop Namibia Africa 1814.jpg",640,[448],{"id":449,"url":450,"label":451,"formula":452,"spacegroup":453,"year":189},11574,"\u002Fcif\u002F11574.cif","Bjoerling 1938","(Mn.65 Fe.35) P O4","P b n m",[455,456],"Manganipurpurite","Na-purpurite",[458,462,466,469,473,477,480,484,488,492,496,500,504,508,512,515,519],{"lang":459,"names":460},"ca",[461],"purpurita",{"lang":463,"names":464},"cs",[465],"Purpurit",{"lang":467,"names":468},"de",[465],{"lang":470,"names":471},"es",[472],"Purpurita",{"lang":474,"names":475},"et",[476],"purpuriit",{"lang":478,"names":479},"eu",[472],{"lang":481,"names":482},"fa",[483],"پورپوریت",{"lang":485,"names":486},"fi",[487],"Purpuriitti",{"lang":489,"names":490},"it",[491],"purpurite",{"lang":493,"names":494},"nl",[495],"purpuriet",{"lang":497,"names":498},"pl",[499],"Purpuryt",{"lang":501,"names":502},"ro",[503],"purpurit",{"lang":505,"names":506},"ru",[507],"Пурпурит",{"lang":509,"names":510},"ta",[511],"பர்புரைட்டு",{"lang":513,"names":514},"uk",[507],{"lang":516,"names":517},"zh",[518],"紫磷鐵錳礦",{"lang":520,"names":521},"zh-hant",[518],"Q333827",{"history":11,"applications":11}]