Locality type: | Mine |
Classification |
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Species: | Purpurite |
Formula: | Mn3+(PO4) |
Comments: | in altered lithiophillite with sicklerite and Mn oxides |
Confirmation |
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Validity: | Believed Valid |
Data |
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Mineral Data: | Click here to view Purpurite data |
Locality Data: | Click here to view Wodgina Tantalite Mine (Wodgina pegmatite; Main tantalite dyke), Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
Data Identifiers |
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Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 161050 |
Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:161050:5 |
GUID (UUID V4): | 1836c773-0216-4812-82f7-010225c00eba |
Nearest other occurrences of Purpurite |
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3.3km (2.1 miles) | ⓘLewis Rock Hole pegmatite, Wodgina, Abydos Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
24.4km (15.2 miles) | ⓘMount Francisco, Mugarinya Community, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
79.3km (49.3 miles) | ⓘStrelley pegmatite, Strelley Station, Port Hedland Shire, Western Australia, Australia |
References |
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Palache, Charles, Berman, Harry, Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Ect. John Wiley and Sons, New York. |