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Siderite & Calcite

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Siderite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Morro Velho Mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.5 × 5 × 3 cm
Largest Crystal: 
3.00cm
Description

Very nice green-brown, lustrous siderite crystals up to 3 cm with white calcite crystals and minor pyrite. With the exception of a few minor scratches a really fine specimen.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Siderite

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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White

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