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Siderite

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An elegant, delicate double-stalactite of small, lustrous, platy olive-green siderite crystals - quite unusual and very beautiful! From the collection of Marty Zinn. 9.4 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm

Product details

SpeciesSiderite
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.4 x 2.3 x 1.9 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityRussia, Primorsky Krai, Dalnegorsk

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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Siderite
Mineral guide
Learn about Siderite
warm-toned iron carbonate with sharp rhombohedra and occasional gemmy crystals; prized for luster, classic localities Harz, Panasqueira, Dal’negorsk.
Siderite
Regional guide
Siderite from Dal’negorsk, Russia
Dal’negorsk, Russia — siderite from the Nikolaevskiy Mine, famed for warm-brown spheres and pseudomorphs after calcite or aragonite, set in a renowned skarn di…