376 - Siderite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

Towan Valley
Porthtowan
United Kingdom

Contributors

Arthur Montgomery

Photos

Essential Information

Specimen ID

376

Mineral Name

Siderite

Mineral Variety

Chalybite

Chemical Formula

Fe++CO3

Subcollection

Arthur Montgomery
Specimen Number
036

Specimen degraded, a couple crystals salvaged

1 cm dark brown contacted crystals

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Tincroft Mine, Cornwall, England

Locality Lat/Long

50.2884753, -5.2352539

Mining District

Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining District

Mine Name

TIincroft Mine