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Siderite Gormanite & Quartz

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Siderite Gormanite & Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Yukon, Canada
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 8 × 6.5 cm
Description

Sharp dark brown siderite crystals with minor gormanite and quartz crytals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Siderite

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

Gormanite

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6·2H2O
Strunz: 
8.DC.45
Hardness: 
4.0 - 5.0
Type Locality: 
Rapid Creek, Dawson Mining District, Yukon Territory, Canada

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White