Siderite, Quartz

Specimen ID: 7N7-QG5

Mineral(s)
Siderite : FeCO3
Quartz : SiO2
Locality
As recorded:
East Kemptville Tin-Indium Project, East Kemptville, Argyle, Yarmouth Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
Mindat locality:
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Elongated, hourglass shaped siderite crystals on quartz. The endfaces are triangles rotated 180 degrees, with all edges rounded (i.e. steep rhombohedron with pinacoid termination). Siderite was very common at the mine and was found in a variety of forms.
Ronnie Van Dommelen - 2nd April 2020
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