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Mineral Type - Purpurite

Formula: (Mn3+,Fe3+)PO4

Purpurite forms by leaching of Li out of its site leaving a vacancy and by oxidation of divalent Mn.

Colour: Dark purple to purplish red.

Lustre: Dull, Earthy

Hardness: 4 - 4½

Specific Gravity: 3.2 - 3.4

Crystal System: Orthorhombic

Name: Named in 1905 by Louis C. Graton and Waldemar T. Schaller from the Latin "purpura" in allusion to its colour.

Type Locality: ⓘFaires Mine, Kings Mountain, Gaston Co., North Carolina, USA


Purpurite 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 manganese with the simultaneous leaching of lithium, primarily from their respective parent species, lithiophilite and triphylite. Intermediate alteration products are part of a continuous process of alteration: Ferrisicklerite and Sicklerite, are intermediate between unoxidized and unleached end-members and the completely leached and appropriately oxidized end-products, but may not be valid species. The Mn:Fe value has not been observed to vary much from the primary lithiophilite to the secondary purpurite.
Natural Metallic Selected Medium Sized Purpurite Specimens in Copper Art Wire Wrap Pendant - sold per piece - From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Metallic Selected Medium Sized Purpurite Specimens in Copper Art Wire Wrap Pendant - sold per piece - From Namibia

R 95.00 ZAR
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Polished Unique & Rare Zebra Wood Fine Grain & Purpurite Pendant With Tree Of Life Design - sold per piece From South Africa - TopRock

Polished Unique & Rare Zebra Wood Fine Grain & Purpurite Pendant With Tree Of Life Design - sold per piece From South Africa

R 200.00 ZAR R 360.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 24 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 24 From Erongo, Namibia

R 1,260.00 ZAR
Natural Extra Large Salrose, Celestite, Smokey Quartz & Purpurite Mixed Specimens x 4 From Southern Africa - TopRock

Natural Extra Large Salrose, Celestite, Smokey Quartz & Purpurite Mixed Specimens x 4 From Southern Africa

R 684.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 35 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 35 From Erongo, Namibia

R 1,044.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 16 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 16 From Erongo, Namibia

R 626.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Namibia

R 783.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 800.00 ZAR
Natural Medium Sized Selected Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Medium Sized Selected Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 812.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Rare Purpurite Specimens x 12 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Selected Rare Purpurite Specimens x 12 From Namibia

R 1,137.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 5 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 5 From Namibia

R 630.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia

R 789.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Specimens x 12 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Specimens x 12 From Namibia

R 824.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 35 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 35 From Erongo, Namibia

R 1,212.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 5 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 5 From Erongo, Namibia

R 731.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 942.00 ZAR
Polished Rare Purpurite Free Forms x 4 From Namibia - TopRock

Polished Rare Purpurite Free Forms x 4 From Namibia

R 670.00 ZAR
Polished Rare Purpurite Free Forms x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Polished Rare Purpurite Free Forms x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 1,322.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia

R 747.00 ZAR
Natural Selected Rare Purpurite Specimens x 24 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Selected Rare Purpurite Specimens x 24 From Namibia

R 1,044.00 ZAR
Natural Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 24 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 24 From Namibia

R 1,224.00 ZAR
Polished Rare Matt Silky Natural Purpurite Free Forms x 6 From Namibia - TopRock

Polished Rare Matt Silky Natural Purpurite Free Forms x 6 From Namibia

R 1,169.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 1,201.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia

R 858.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Namibia

R 1,253.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 951.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 715.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 858.00 ZAR
Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Highly Selected Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 6 From Erongo, Namibia

R 861.00 ZAR
Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia - TopRock

Natural Rare Purpurite Cobbed Specimens x 12 From Erongo, Namibia

R 891.00 ZAR
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