Purple rocks & minerals
Purple rocks and minerals are rare on the whole. Amethyst, fluorite, charoite, sugilite, and a few others are the usual suspects, with manganese, iron, or radiation-induced color centers driving the hue.
55 purple rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.
Abelsoniteraremineral · Mohs 2-3purple, reddish-brown, pinkish-brown
Amethystcommongemstone · Mohs 7purple, violet, lavender
Amethyst Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7purple, violet
Ametrineuncommongemstone · Mohs 7yellow, purple, violet
Apatitecommonmineral · Mohs 5green, blue, yellow
Bornitecommonmineral · Mohs 3copper red, bronze, iridescent blue
Brazilian Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7purple, white, clear
Cactus Quartzuncommonmineral · Mohs 7purple, white, yellow
Chambersiteraremineral · Mohs 7violet, purple, dark brown
Charoiteraremineral · Mohs 5-6lavender, violet, purple- No imageChevron Amethystcommongemstone · Mohs 7purple, white, violet
Cobaltoblöditeraremineral · Mohs 3violet, pink, purple- No imageColor Change Garnetraregemstone · Mohs 7-7.5blue, green, purple
Creediteuncommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4colorless, white, orange- No imageDavisiteraremineral · Mohs 6purple, violet, black
- No imageFerrotaaffeite-6N'3Sraremineral · Mohs 8blue, purple, colorless
Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, blue, green
Geodecommonsedimentary · Mohs 7white, gray, brown
Grape Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7purple, violet, lavender
Heterositeuncommonmineral · Mohs 4-5purple, violet, dark red- No imageImperial Jaspercommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7red, green, yellow
Iridescent Ammoniterarefossil · Mohs 3.5-4iridescent, red, green
Kammereriteraremineral · Mohs 2-2.5violet, purple, magenta
Keokuk Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7clear, white, gray
Laguna Agateuncommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7red, orange, yellow- No imageLas Choyas Coconut Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7white, clear, purple
Lepidolitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3lilac, pink, violet
Majoriteraremineral · Mohs 7.5purple, violet, black
Octahedral Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, blue, green- No imageOwyhee Thundereggcommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, purple, white
Phantom Quartzcommonmineral · Mohs 7colorless, white, gray
Poudretteiteraregemstone · Mohs 5pink, colorless, purple- No imagePurple Agatecommonmineral · Mohs 6.5-7purple, violet, lavender
- No imagePurple Fluorapatiteuncommonmineral · Mohs 5purple, violet
Purple Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, violet, lavender- No imagePurple Garnetraregemstone · Mohs 6.5-7.5purple, violet, reddish-purple
- No imagePurple Lepidolitecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-3purple, lavender, lilac
Putnisiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2pink, violet, purple
Quartz Geodecommonmineral · Mohs 7colorless, white, purple
Rauviteraremineral · Mohs nonepurple, reddish-purple, dark violet
Rhodolitecommongemstone · Mohs 7-7.5pink, red, purple
Rickarditeraremineral · Mohs 2purple, reddish-purple
Ringwooditeraremineral · Mohs 6.5-7blue, purple, colorless
Sapphirecommongemstone · Mohs 9blue, yellow, pink
Slatecommonmetamorphic · Mohs 2.5-4gray, black, green
Sogdianiteraremineral · Mohs 6violet, purple, blue
Spinelcommonmineral · Mohs 8red, blue, green
Stichtiteraremineral · Mohs 1.5-2lilac, purple, pink
Sugiliteraremineral · Mohs 6-6.5purple, violet, pinkish-purple
Tanzaniteraregemstone · Mohs 6.5-7blue, violet, purple
Trilithioniteraremineral · Mohs 2.5-3pink, violet, purple- No imageTuhualiteraremineral · Mohs 4deep blue, violet-blue, purple
- No imageWatatsumiiteraremineral · Mohs 5.5purple, reddish-purple
- No imageWonderstone Rhyolitecommonigneous · Mohs 5.5-6.5brown, tan, yellow
Yoderiteraremineral · Mohs 6.5deep violet, lavender, purple
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