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Quartz & Siderite

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Quartz & Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Black Mountain, Aggeneys, Namakwa District, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 2.5 × 1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
4.30cm
Weight: 
19.00gr
Description

A very unique specimen of Quartz & Siderite, with the largest crystal 4.3cm. This specimen is from Black Mountain, Aggeneys in the Northern Provence of South Africa.. This is very scarce...

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Quartz

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

Siderite

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