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It's a classic vs a newbie as the most common named mineral in the crust Quartz is up against an exceedingly-rare sea foam-green mineral discovered just a few years ago Asagiite.
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Siderite from
Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico


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Siderite, etc.

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
05777780017730076136591.jpg
Siderite, etc.

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
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Siderite, etc.

Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Pyrrhotite14
Quartz10
- var Prase1
Calcite9
Galena5
Fluorite3
Rhodochrosite1
Sphalerite1
Actinolite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Potosí Mine, Francisco Portillo, West Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:109781
Long-form Identifier:1:3:109781:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
5.9km (3.7 miles) ⓘSan Antonio Mine, East Camp, Santa Eulalia Mining District, Aquiles Serdán Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
91.5km (56.9 miles) ⓘNaica Mine, Naica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
91.6km (56.9 miles) ⓘNaica, Saucillo Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico
References
Panczner, William D. (1987) Minerals of Mexico. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company Inc. 459 pp.pp.94-366
 
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