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Siderite

Former collection Bonisoli (I)
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Description
Locality: 
Brosso Mine, Cálea, Léssolo, Torino Province, Piedmont, Italy
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3 × 1.8 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.40cm
Weight: 
24.00gr
Description

Elegant miniature specimen consisting of rosettes of fresh brick red siderite in good quality. Unusually large petals for the siderite. Also, the white grains are tiny baryte crystals. Some minimal peripheral bruising.

A good, representative specimen for Brosso mine, quite sought-after in good quality and hard to obtain nowadays, especially in this size.

It comes with the pedigree of the legendary collector Bonisoli (I).

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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