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Siderite

Ex J & S Mommers Collection.

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Description
Locality: 
Junction Mine, Block 14 opencut, Broken Hill, Yancowinna County, New South Wales, Australia
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2 × 1.9 × 1.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.10cm
Description

Siderite is an uncommon mineral in the main load at Broken Hill. This is an oldtime specimen from the 12 level of the Junction Mine and consists of chocolate brown, irridescent blades of siderite in a garnet sandstone matrix.

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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