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Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Hüttenberg, Sankt Veit an der Glan District, Carinthia, Austria
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.4 × 7.2 × 6.7 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.80cm
Description

When I was a kid my first collecting was in Hüttenberg and I was intrigued by the black siderite from this locality. I still don't know if there is another locality for black siderite.
This is not a spectacular specimen but an interesting sample of this uncommon material. The biggest, shiny crystal is 1.8 cm large. The cluster shows some dings.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Siderite

Formula: 
FeCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.5 - 4.5
Streak: 
White

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