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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
Firetower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia


Locality type:Prospect
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Firetower prospect, Lower Beulah, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:1949040
Long-form Identifier:1:3:1949040:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
19.6km (12.2 miles) ⓘPrincess Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
21.5km (13.3 miles) ⓘBoral Nook Quarry, Nook, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
24.8km (15.4 miles) ⓘDevon Mine, Moina - Middlesex District, Kentish municipality, Tasmania, Australia
36.8km (22.9 miles) ⓘDon Hill, Devonport district, Devonport City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
38.4km (23.8 miles) ⓘLillico, Devonport district, Devonport City municipality, Tasmania, Australia
47.7km (29.6 miles) ⓘNeptune Silver Mine, Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
49.3km (30.6 miles) ⓘPenguin Beach, Penguin, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
50.8km (31.6 miles) ⓘBeaconsfield Mine (Tasmania mine), Beaconsfield, Beaconsfield district, West Tamar municipality, Tasmania, Australia
52.2km (32.5 miles) ⓘKara Mines, Hampshire mining district, Burnie City, Tasmania, Australia
52.9km (32.9 miles) ⓘCopper King mine (Cuprona mine), Cuprona, Central Coast municipality, Tasmania, Australia
References
Bottrill, RS, 2025. MINERALOGICAL AND PETROLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF DRILL CORE SAMPLES, FTD041, FIRETOWER PROSPECT. MRT Lab Report LJN2024-043
 
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