| Name: | Siderite Sd |
| Specimens in Collection: |  #448: Augelite / Siderite Mont St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada  #23: Siderite / Chalcopyrite Bijie,Hezhang County,Guizhou,China  #220: Siderite on Quartz  #1427: Calcite / Siderite |
| IMA Chemistry: | Fe(CO3) |
| Chemistry Elements: | The mineral Siderite contains elements: Iron (Fe) Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) |
| Country of Type Locality: | unknown |
| Year First Published: | 1845 |
| IMA Status: | Approved |
| Status Notes: | Haidinger W (1845) Zweite Klasse: Geogenide. II. Ordnung. Baryte I. Parachrosbaryt. Siderit., in Handbuch der Bestimmenden Mineralogie, Bei Braumüller and Seidel (Wien) 499-506 |
| Structural Group Name: | Calcite |
| Fleischer's Group Name: | calcite |
| Crystal Systems: | hexagonal |
| Oldest Known Age: | 4000 Million Years Ago |
| Mohs Hardness: | 4.0 |
| Diaphaneity: | 2.0 |
| Specific Gravity: | 3.96 |
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