Purple red rocks & minerals

Purple red rocks and minerals share this color due to specific trace elements, chemical bonds, or structural defects. Color alone rarely settles an identification, use it with hardness, luster, and streak.

14 purple red rocks and minerals in this encyclopedia.

Cupritecommon
mineral · Mohs 3.5-4red, dark red, cochineal red
Erythriteuncommon
mineral · Mohs 1.5-2.5crimson, peach-red, pink
Pyropecommon
mineral · Mohs 7-7.5red, purplish-red, orangey-red
Allactiterare
mineral · Mohs 4.5brown red, greenish brown, purple red
Chambersiterare
mineral · Mohs 7colorless, purple red
Cobaltkoritnigiterare
mineral · Mohs 2-3dark pink, purple red, purple
Getchelliterare
mineral · Mohs 1.5-2dark red, blood red, purple red
Majoriterare
mineral · Mohs 7-7.5yellow brown, purple red
Molysiterare
mineral · Mohs 1.5yellow, brownish red, purple red
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Parkinsoniterare
mineral · Mohs 2-2.5carmine red, purple red, brownish red
Rauviterare
mineralbluish black, brown red, orange
Rickarditerare
mineral · Mohs 3.5violet, purple red
Titantaramelliterare
mineral · Mohs 6bronze brown, purple red
Yoderiterare
mineral · Mohs 6purple red, deep blue, emerald green

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