Siderite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Carbonate
- Crystal system
- Trigonal
- Hardness
- Medium (3 to 5.5)
- Colour
- Yellow, Brown
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- Ore
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- The name comes from Greek sideros, iron, and siderite is about 48 percent iron.
- At Erzberg in Austria, siderite has been mined for iron for centuries.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q192669 · All stones · All entries