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Siderite & Marcasite

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Siderite & Marcasite

ex collection Uwe Nielsen
Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Pfannenberger Einigkeit Mine, Salchendorf, Neunkirchen, Arnsberg, North Rhine - Westphalia, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.4 × 4.5 × 2.2 cm
Description

Very nice siderite specimen with little marcasite crystals on the edges. From one of Germany's most famous localities for the species.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Siderite

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

Marcasite

Formula: 
FeS2
Strunz: 
2.EB.10a
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5

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