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Siderite

Ex Dr. O. Schmidt, Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany
With Antique Label

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Description
Locality: 
Zwickau, Saxony, Germany
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
4.5 × 8 × 4.5 cm
Weight: 
166.00gr
Description

Locality specimen: Brown crystalline siderite from the coal minings. The Zwickau coal-mining area was first mentioned in 1348 and is one of the oldest coal-mining areas in Germany. The mining activities finished in 1978.

From old Dr. Krantz stock, comes with beautiful antique label. The label means: "Eisenspath a.d. Steinkohhlenf. v. Zwickau" (Siderite from the coal seam of Zwickau).

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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