purpurite

English

Etymology

From Latin purpura (“purple”) +‎ -ite

Noun

purpurite (uncountable)

(mineralogy) A manganese phosphate mineral with a striking purple colour.

Translations

mineral

Finnish: purpuriitti
German: Purpurit m
Polish: purpuryt m
Romanian: purpurit
Russian: пурпури́т (ru) m (purpurít)
Spanish: purpurita f

Further reading

David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Purpurite”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
“purpurite”, in Mindat.org‎, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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