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Siderite & Calcite

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Siderite & Calcite

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Description
Locality: 
Arweiler Quarry, Reimsbach, Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 2.5 cm
Description

 Nice siderite and calcite crystals on 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

Calcite

Polymorph of: 
Formula: 
CaCO3
Strunz: 
5.AB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
3.0
Streak: 
White