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SIDERITE

Miscellaneous

• Family: None
• Region: None
• Mined At: Unspecified
• Raw Mineral: Yes
• Generic: No

Notes

(Richard Willis)

Mineral, FeCO₃,with a typical empirical analysis of FeO 62.01%, CO₂ 37.99%
Hardness: 4-4.5 Density: 3.7-3.9 Soluble in hot HCl
Major iron ore, common to pegmatites and their environs.

Authors

• Richard Willis (Owner)

Pictures

• Lazulite Siderite Quartz

  

• Siderite

  

• Siderite Pyrite

  

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Hardness: 4-4.5 Density: 3.7-3.9 Soluble in hot HCl
Major iron ore, common to pegmatites and their environs.

</note>
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<picture description="Siderite" filename="siderite.jpg"/>
<picture description="Siderite Pyrite" filename="siderite_pyrite.jpg"/>
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</material>

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