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Magnesite-Siderite Series

A solid-solution series between two end-member minerals

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Sphärosiderite

Mulató Hill, Erdőbénye, Tokaj District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Iron-bearing Magnesite, etc.

Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Lady's Slipper

Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

Sphärosiderite

Mulató Hill, Erdőbénye, Tokaj District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Iron-bearing Magnesite, etc.

Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

Lady's Slipper

Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, West Devon, Devon, England, UK

Sphärosiderite

Mulató Hill, Erdőbénye, Tokaj District, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, Hungary

Iron-bearing Magnesite, etc.

Slaughteryard face, Mount Bischoff Mine, Waratah-Mt Bischoff, Waratah district, Waratah-Wynyard municipality, Tasmania, Australia

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About Magnesite-Siderite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

Series Formula:

MgCO₃ to FeCO₃

A series between Magnesite and Siderite

Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:

8685

Long-form identifier:

mindat:1:1:8685:7

Chemical AnalysisHide

Oxide wt%:

	1
SiO₂	0.01 %
TiO₂	0.02 %
Al₂O₃	0.01 %
FeO	17.64 %
MnO	0.45 %
MgO	33.87 %
CaO	0.46 %
Na₂O	0.01 %
Total:	52.47 %

Sample references:

ID	Locality	Reference	Notes
1	Weiß‑Spitze eclogites, Virgen valley, Lienz District, Tyrol, Austria	THOMAS, S.; FRANZ, G. (1988) Kluftminerale und ihre Bildungsbedingungen in Gesteinen der Eklogitzone/Südvenediger-Gebiet (Hohe Tauern, Österreich). Mitteilungen der Österreichischen Geologischen Gesellschaft, 81. 189-218	Primary magnesite from a banded eclogite. EMPA analysis. Note that the analytical data excludes CO2!

Crystallography of Magnesite-Siderite SeriesHide

Crystal System:

Trigonal

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ID	Species	Reference	Year	Locality	Pressure (GPa)	Temp (K)
0020837	Siderite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Ivigtut, Greenland	0	293
0020836	Magnesite	Effenberger H, Mereiter K, Zemann J (1981) Crystal structure refinements of magnesite, calcite, rhodochrosite, siderite, smithsonite, and dolomite, with discussion of some aspects of the stereochemistry of calcite type carbonates Zeitschrift fur Kristallographie 156 233-243	1981	Oberdorf, Styria, Austria	0	293
0004323	Magnesite	Bromiley F A, Boffa Ballaran T, Langenhorst F, Seifert F (2007) Order and miscibility in the otavite - magnesite solid solution American Mineralogist 92 829-836	2007	synthetic	0	873
0004322	Magnesite	Bromiley F A, Boffa Ballaran T, Langenhorst F, Seifert F (2007) Order and miscibility in the otavite - magnesite solid solution American Mineralogist 92 829-836	2007	synthetic	0	873
0017561	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	0.02	293
0017562	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	1.89	293
0017563	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	3.48	293
0017564	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	4.89	293
0017565	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	7.31	293
0017566	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	14.4	293
0017567	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	18.37	293
0017568	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	18.82	293
0017569	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	19.19	293
0017570	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	28.62	293
0017571	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	30.6	293
0017572	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	36.3	293
0017573	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	38.5	293
0017575	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	39	293
0017574	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	39.05	293
0017576	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	41.2	293
0017577	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	43.9	293
0017578	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	44.14	293
0017579	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	45.13	293
0017580	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	46.4	293
0017581	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	46.92	293
0017582	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	47.2	293
0017583	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	47.49	293
0017584	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	49.2	293
0017585	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	51.9	293
0017586	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	52.6	293
0017587	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	54	293
0017592	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017591	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017590	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017589	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55	293
0017588	Siderite	Lavina B, Dera P, Downs R T, Yang W, Sinogeikin S, Meng Y, Shen G, Schiferl D (2010) Structure of siderite FeCO3 to 56 GPa and hysteresis of its spin-pairing transition Physical Review B82 064110-8	2010	Invigtut, Greenland	55.96	293
0001905	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		0	293
0009893	Magnesite	Maslen E N, Streltsov V A, Streltsova N R, Ishizawa N (1995) Electron density and optical anisotropy in rhombohedral carbonates. III. Synchrotron X-ray studies of CaCO3, MgCO3 and MnCO3 Acta Crystallographica B51 929-939	1995		0	293
0000994	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000993	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000992	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000991	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000990	Magnesite	Markgraf S A, Reeder R J (1985) High-temperature structure refinements of calcite and magnesite American Mineralogist 70 590-600	1985		0	293
0000389	Magnesite	Oh K D, Morikawa H, Iwai S I, Aoki H (1973) The crystal structure of magnesite American Mineralogist 58 1029-1033	1973		0	293
0000101	Siderite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0000099	Magnesite	Graf D L (1961) Crystallographic tables for the rhombohedral carbonates American Mineralogist 46 1283-1316	1961		0	293
0001906	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		2.26	293
0001907	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		3.09	293
0001908	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		4.16	293
0001909	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		4.77	293
0001910	Magnesite	Ross N L (1997) The equation of state and high-pressure behaviour of magnesite American Mineralogist 82 682-688	1997		6.05	293
0002899	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		23.1	293
0002900	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		29.9	293
0002901	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		41.3	293
0002902	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		45.6	293
0002903	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		51.8	293
0002904	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		56.6	293
0002905	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		60.2	293
0002906	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		70.7	293
0002907	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		71.2	293
0002908	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		75.7	293
0002909	Magnesite	Fiquet G, Guyot F, Kunz M, Matas J, Andrault D, Hanfland M (2002) Structural refinements of magnesite at very high pressure American Mineralogist 87 1261-1265	2002		82.6	293

CIF Raw Data - click here to close

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Associations Based on Photo Data:

14 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Fluorite	CaF₂
10 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Sellaite	MgF₂
9 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Quartz	SiO₂
6 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Pyrite	FeS₂
3 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Morinite	NaCa₂Al₂(PO₄)₂(OH)F₄ · 2H₂O
2 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
2 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Dickite	Al₂(Si₂O₅)(OH)₄
2 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Franckeite	Fe²⁺(Pb,Sn²⁺)₆Sn⁴⁺₂Sb₂S₁₄
2 photos of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Vivianite	Fe²⁺Fe²⁺₂(PO₄)₂ · 8H₂O
1 photo of Magnesite-Siderite Series associated with Beryl	Be₃Al₂(Si₆O₁₈)

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Reference List:

Goldsmith, Julian R., Graf, Donald L., Witters, Juanita, Northrop, David A. (1962) Studies in the System CaCO3-MgCO3-FeCO3: 1. Phase Relations; 2. A Method for Major-Element Spectrochemical Analysis; 3. Compositions of Some Ferroan Dolomites. The Journal of Geology, 70 (6) 659-688 doi:10.1086/626865

Boulard, E., Guyot, F., Fiquet, G. (2012) The influence on Fe content on Raman spectra and unit cell parameters of magnesite–siderite solid solutions. Physics and Chemistry of Minerals, 39 (3) 239-246 doi:10.1007/s00269-011-0479-3

Mitchell, Roger H. (2025) Recommendations for the Terminology of Carbonates in the Ternary System CaCO3–MgCO3–FeCO3 with Reference to Ankerite, “Breunnerite”, the Magnesite–Siderite Solid Solution Series, and Carbonatite Nomenclature. The Canadian Journal of Mineralogy and Petrology, 63 (4). 319-323 doi:10.3749/2500029

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Australia
New South Wales Northumberland County Woy Woy ⓘ Woy Woy Council Quarry	[Siderite var: Manganese-bearing Siderite] England (1987)
Tasmania Waratah-Wynyard municipality Waratah district Waratah-Mt Bischoff ⓘ Mount Bischoff Mine	[Magnesite] Bottrill & Baker +2 other references
West Coast municipality Zeehan mining district North Dundas ⓘ Renison Bell Mine	[Siderite] Bottrill et al. (2008)

Austria
Styria Bruck-Mürzzuschlag District Breitenau am Hochlantsch Hochlantsch ⓘ Breitenau Mine	[Magnesite] Hubmann et al. (2010) +1 other reference
Leoben District Eisenerz ⓘ Styrian Erzberg	[Siderite] collection Landesmuseum Joanneum - Graz +3 other references
Murtal District Hohentauern Sunk ⓘ Magnesite deposit	[Magnesite] Aufschluss 1972 (SB) +3 other references

Brazil
Bahia Brumado Serra das Éguas ⓘ Pomba pit	[Magnesite] Palache et al. (1951) +5 other references
Minas Gerais Nova Lima ⓘ Morro Velho mine	[Siderite] Rocks & Minerals: 63: 43. +4 other references

France
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Isère Grenoble Susville ⓘ Villaret pit	[Siderite] Belot (1978) +1 other reference

Germany
Saxony-Anhalt Harz Harzgerode Neudorf ⓘ Pfaffenberg Mine	[Siderite] Bancroft (1973) +1 other reference

Greece
Thessaly ⓘ Magnesia	[Magnesite] Nickel et al. (1991)

Ireland
Munster Cork County Mizen Peninsula Ballydehob Audley Mines ⓘ Ballycummisk Mine	[Siderite] Flannery (n.d.)

Italy
Piedmont Metropolitan City of Turin Baldissero Canavese Bettolino ⓘ Monti Pelati Nature Park	[Magnesite] Gramaccioli (1975) +1 other reference
Tuscany Lucca Province Stazzema ⓘ Bottino Mine	[Siderite] Bonazzi et al. (1992)

Namibia
Hardap Region Rehoboth Rural ⓘ Kransnek Farm 269	[Magnesite] Cairncross (2004)

Portugal
ⓘ Panasqueira Mines	[Siderite] Figueiras +5 other references

Russia
Primorsky Krai Dalnegorsk Urban District Dalnegorsk ⓘ Nikolaevskiy Mine	[Siderite] Dobovol'skaya et al. (1990) +1 other reference

Spain
Galicia Lugo Incio Vila de Mouros Pacios ⓘ Impensada Mine (Magnesitas de Rubián)	[Magnesite] Victor Pais Collection +2 other references
Quiroga Folgoso do Courel Santa Eufemia ⓘ La Campa mine	[Siderite] Victor Pais Collection
Navarre Esteríbar Eugui ⓘ Azcárate Quarry (Azkarate Quarry)	[Magnesite] Schubnel et al. (1984) +1 other reference
Valencian Community Alicante ⓘ Albatera	[Magnesite] Honrubia et al. (2002)

UK
England Cornwall Carn Brea Pool ⓘ Tincroft Mine	[Siderite] Phillips (1823) +3 other references
Devon West Devon Buckland Monachorum ⓘ Virtuous Lady Mine	[Siderite] Paul De Bondt collection +3 other references

USA
Connecticut Hartford County New Britain ⓘ Arute Field	[Siderite] Moritz (n.d.)
ⓘ State Route 9 - Ellis Street and State Route 72 interchanges (State Route 72 roadcut)	[Siderite] Moritz (n.d.) +1 other reference
Litchfield County Roxbury Mine Hill ⓘ Roxbury Iron Mine	[Siderite] Palache et al. (1951) +1 other reference
New London County Salem ⓘ Renz Quarry	[Siderite] Visual ID by Mike Polletta And Jeremy ...
Tolland County Willington ⓘ Becker Quarry	[Magnesite, Magnesite var: Iron-bearing Magnesite] Ague (1995)
New Hampshire Coos County Gorham ⓘ Mascot Mine	[Siderite] A. Plante collection +3 other references
North Carolina Davidson County Cid Mining District ⓘ Conrad Hill Mine (Dodge Hill Mine)	[Siderite] Steve Adams +1 other reference
Vermont Windsor County Rochester ⓘ Vermont Verde Antique International quarry	[Magnesite] Rocks & Min. Vol. 71 (1996)
Washington Grant County Coulee City ⓘ Coulee City Marina	[Siderite] T Douglas Schonewald Collection
King County Snoqualmie Mining District Hansen Creek area ⓘ Humpback Mountain	[Siderite] Eric He's Collection +1 other reference
Wisconsin Dodge County Iron Ridge Mining District (Neda Iron Mining District) Iron Ridge Mines ⓘ Iron Ridge Mine (Neda Mine; Oliver Mine)	[Siderite] Hawley (1934)
ⓘ Mayville Shaft Mine	[Siderite] Hawley (1934)

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