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Siderite from
Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia


Locality type:Quarry
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Comments:Siderite from Narre Warren generally occurs as lustrous hemispheres up to 1 cm in diameter, with colour ranging from golden brown to chocolate brown. Most noted from Narre Warren is the "basket weave" form of siderite which is where siderite has had a secondary growth through the srinkage cracks in the blue montmorillonite.
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Montmorillonite10
Phillipsite-Na8
Chabazite-Na1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Pioneer quarry, Narre Warren North, City of Casey, Victoria, Australia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (9 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:10036
Long-form Identifier:1:3:10036:4
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
42.9km (26.6 miles) ⓘBoral Limited quarry, Bundoora, City of Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia
61.1km (37.9 miles) ⓘKennon Head, Kitty Miller Bay, Phillip Island, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
62.4km (38.8 miles) ⓘWest Head, Flinders area, Mornington Peninsula Shire, Victoria, Australia
77.7km (48.3 miles) ⓘBlue Rock Dam (Blue Rock quarry), Willow Grove, Baw Baw Shire, Victoria, Australia
80.1km (49.8 miles) ⓘCape Paterson, Bass Coast Shire, Victoria, Australia
89.7km (55.8 miles) ⓘRosslynne Reservoir, Gisborne, Macedon Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
93.1km (57.9 miles) ⓘNichterlein's quarry, Lower Paper Mills Road, Fyansford, City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
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