| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Siderite |
| Formula: | FeCO3 |
| Comments: | Fine brown siderites on white Dolomite with clear Quartz |
| Habit: | rhombs to many cm |
| Colour: | yellow brown |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Pyrrhotite | 123 |
| Dolomite | 95 |
| Quartz | 57 |
| Cubanite | 35 |
| Fluorapatite | 13 |
| Marcasite | 7 |
| Albite | 6 |
| Scheelite | 4 |
| Chalcopyrite | 4 |
| Calcite | 3 |
| Pyrite | 2 |
| Baryte | 2 |
| Native Gold | 2 |
| Arsenopyrite | 2 |
| Ullmannite | 1 |
| Malachite | 1 |
| Apatite | 1 |
| Ankerite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Siderite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (78 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 10064 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:10064:7 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Siderite |
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| 0.2km (0.1 miles) | ⓘRaposos mine, Raposos, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘBicalho Au deposit, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 8.3km (5.1 miles) | ⓘLamego Au deposit, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 8.4km (5.2 miles) | ⓘÁguas Claras mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 13.8km (8.6 miles) | ⓘCuiabá mine, Sabará, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 15.6km (9.7 miles) | ⓘJuca Vieira mine, Caeté, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 35.7km (22.2 miles) | ⓘSão Bento mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 38.7km (24.1 miles) | ⓘPilar mine, Santa Bárbara, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| 51.4km (32.0 miles) | ⓘTico-Tico mine, Serra Azul, Brumadinho, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| References |
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Palache, Charles; Berman, Harry; Frondel, Clifford (1951) The System of Mineralogy (7th ed.) Vol. 2 - Halides, Nitrates, Borates, Carbonates, Sulfates, Phosphates, Arsenates, Tungstates, Molybdates, Etc. John Wiley and Sons. |
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Morro Velho mine, Nova Lima, Minas Gerais, Brazil