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Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Uri, Switzerland
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 5.5 × 2 cm
Largest Crystal: 
0.60cm
Description

Very interesting aggregate of brown, rhombohedral siderite crystals, up to 6 mm across with no matrix, from the Canton Uri, Switzerland. The specimen shows very few imperfections and is rather aesthetic, reminding a comet or a rabbit.

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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