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Hematite Psm Siderite & Feldspar

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Hematite Psm Siderite & Feldspar

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Description
Locality: 
Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
4.7 × 4 × 3.6 cm
Description

A very nice specimen from Teller Co., Colorado, USA featuring an aesthetic grouping of hematite psm. after siderite crystals grown upon a feldspar crystal. No significant damage.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hematite

Formula: 
Fe2O3
Strunz: 
4.CB.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

Siderite

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

Feldspar

Group Parent: 
Feldspar Group
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