Heterosite
Visible Spectra (380 - 1500 nm)
Heterosite is an iron-manganese phosphate mineral which forms as a
product of weathering in phosphate pegmatites. The purple
color comes from Mn3+.
Image of the heterosite absorption spectrum
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Heterosite
spectrum; Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda. Thin section (estimated
0.30 mm thick). Data File: polarization
1; polarization 2 . Purple heterosite occurs admixed with orange ferrisickerlite at this locality. Contributed data from Michail Taran, Kiev, Ukraine
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