purpurite

English

Purpurite

Etymology

From Latin purpura (“purple”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɝp(j)əˌraɪt/

Noun

purpurite (uncountable)

1. (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^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.