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Siderite

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Description
Locality: 
Hattorf Potash Works, Phillippsthal, Hersfeld-Rotenburg, Kassel Region, Hesse, Germany
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.3 × 2.2 cm
Description

Crystals of siderite on basaltic matrix. A rare sample from the K+S potash works (contact zone of the mined evaporite to basalt).

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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