6426 - Siderite

At-A-Glance

Country of Origin

30, Plant Street
NJ
United States

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Essential Information

Specimen ID

6426

Mineral Name

Siderite

Chemical Formula

Fe++CO3

Subcollection

Franklin and Sterling Hill Suite
Associated Minerals
Calcite
Specimen Number
F053

F021

Druse of siderite on highly-altered, hematite-stained calcite. From the north ore body at Sterling Hill. Siderite is a minor mineral in the local area. Specimens are uncommon, though not truly rare. This is a representative example.

Geographic Origin

Locality Nickname

Sterling Mine, Ogdensburg, New Jersey

Locality Lat/Long

41.0832272, -74.6052254

Mining District

Franklin Mining District

Mine Name

Sterling Mine
Geographic Features
Sterling Hill
Wallkill River Valley
Highlands