Mineral Specimen Images (P)

Pyrochlore: (Na,Ca)2Nb2O6(OH,F)  
Perrierite-(Ce): (Ce,La,Ca)4(Fe++,Mg)2(Ti,Fe+++)3Si4O22  
Zircon: ZrSiO4  
Loparite-(Ce): (Ce,Na,Ca)2(Ti,Nb)2O6

Comments: Reddish black perrierite crystal, with orange-brown pyrochlore crystal, yellow-brown zircon, and grayish-black loparite.
Location: Buer, Bjorkedalen, Langesundfjord, Telemark, Norway. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Pyrochroite: Mn(OH)2

Comments: Pseudo-cubic crystal of pyrochroite on matrix.
Location: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, USA. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Pyrochroite: Mn(OH)2  
Shigaite: Mn++7Al4(SO4)2(OH)22·8(H2O)

Comments: Bronzy yellow crystals of shigaite set in a crystalline matrix of reddish black pychroite.
Location: N'Chwaning Mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. Scale: 2.8 x 2.3 cm.
© John Veevaert

Pyrocoproite: (Mg(K,Na))2P2O7

Comments: Admixture of platy indented crystals of pyrocoproite (p) and tabular opal-C (O).
Location: Ghar al Hibashi (Hebashi) is a lava cave near Harrat Nawasif/Al Buqum, located east of Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Scale: See Image.
© Saudi Geological Survey

Pyrocoproite: (Mg(K,Na))2P2O7

Comments: SEM image of pyrocoproite crystals with concoidal fracture.
Location: Ghar al Hibashi (Hebashi) is a lava cave near Harrat Nawasif/Al Buqum, located east of Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Scale: See Image.
© Saudi Geological Survey

Pyrolusite: MnO2

Comments: Steel-gray metallic prismatic pyrolusite crystals.
Location: Hori Blatna, Czech Republic. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Pyromorphite: Pb5(PO4)3Cl

Comments: Apple green pyromorphite.
Location: San Andres Mine, Villaviciosa, Cordoba, Spain. Scale: 6.5 x 5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Pyrope: Mg3Al2(SiO4)3

Comments: Transparent, dark-red pyrope garnet.
Location: Governador Valadares, Rio Doce, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil. Scale: 6x6x6 mm.
© John Betts - Fine Minerals

Pyrophanite: MnTiO3

Comments: Red-brown platy pyrophanite crystals with deep red internal hints, associated with barite.
Location: Harstigen Mine, Pajsberg, Filipstad, Värmland, Sweden. Scale: See Image.
© Rruff Database

Pyrophyllite: Al2Si4O10(OH)2  
Rutile: TiO2

Comments: Rutile on fine-grained pyrophyllite.
Location: Graves Mt. Georgia, USA. Scale: 4.5 x 5 cm.
© Fabre Minerals

Pyrosmalite-(Fe): (Fe++,Mn)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10

Comments: Crystal of ferropyrosmalite on clinochlore schist.
Location: Normark, Wermland, Sweden. Scale: Crystal size 1 cm.
© John Veevaert

Pyrosmalite-(Mn): (Mn,Fe++)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10

Comments: Greenish brown, blocky crystals of manganpyrosmalite in matrix. Individual crystals are up to 7 mm long.
Location: Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Picture size 5 cm.
© John Veevaert

Pyrosmalite-(Mn): (Mn,Fe++)8Si6O15(OH,Cl)10

Comments: Hexagonal, light brown crystals of manganpyrosmalite.
Location: Nordmark, Filipstad, Varmland, Sweden. Scale: Crystal size 1.5 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Pyrostilpnite: Ag3SbS3

Comments: Reddish brown, crystalline aggregate of pyrostilpnite on matrix.
Location: St. Audreasberg, Hartz, Lower Saxony, Germany. Scale: Not Given.
© Lou Perloff / Photo Atlas of Minerals

Pyrostilpnite: Ag3SbS3

Comments: Deep bright-red, acicular crystals of pyrostilpnite to 1mm in vuggy sulfide matrix.
Location: Cerro Rico, Potosi City, Potosi Dept., Bolivia. Scale: Picture size 5 mm.
© Tom Loomis / Dakota Matrix

Pyroxferroite: (Fe++,Mn)7[Si7O21]

Comments: Brown crystalline pyroxferroite cleavage.
Location: Ohnari Mine, Mineyama-cho, Naka-Gun, Kyoto, Japan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Pyroxmangite: (Mn,Fe++)SiO3

Comments: Pinkish red nearly opaque crystalline pyroxmangite.
Location: Shidara, Kitashidara-Gun, Aichi, Japan. Scale: See Photo.
© Jeff Weissman / Photographic Guide to Mineral Species

Pyrrhotite: Fe(1-x)S (x=0-0.17)

Comments: Lustrous sharp crystals of pyrrhotite to 3.5 cm in size with minor sphalerite and chalcopyrite.
Location: Nikolaevskiy mine, Dal'negors, Primorskiy Kray, Russia. Scale: 4 x 5 x 5.5 cm.
© Dan Weinrich