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Siderite from
Walker Valley, Skagit County, Washington, USA


Locality type:Valley
Classification
Species:Siderite
Formula:FeCO3
Comments:Usually occupying the central portions of geodes. At times enclosed in quartz forming "sagenite."
Habit:Spherical groups (spherosiderite), columnar masses of stacked plates, radiating rods, or jackstraw arrangements
Colour:brown to amber
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Calcite5
Quartz3
Hisingerite3
Goethite3
Andesite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Siderite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Walker Valley, Skagit County, Washington, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:45735
Long-form Identifier:1:3:45735:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Siderite
31.6km (19.7 miles) ⓘBlanchard Hill, Skagit County, Washington, USA
41.4km (25.7 miles) ⓘGranite Falls Nickel Prospect, Granite Falls Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
63.5km (39.5 miles) ⓘSunrise Prospect, North Fork of the Sultan River, Sultan Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
64.6km (40.2 miles) ⓘChurch Mountain Iron Deposit, Mount Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
64.7km (40.2 miles) ⓘSt. Theresa Prospect, Sultan Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
71.4km (44.4 miles) ⓘSilver Tip Mine, Mount Baker Mining District, Whatcom County, Washington, USA
81.8km (50.8 miles) ⓘCanyon Creek Quarry, King County, Washington, USA
85.1km (52.9 miles) ⓘBlack Warrior Mine, Horseshoe Basin, Stehekin Mining District, Chelan County, Washington, USA
89.9km (55.9 miles) ⓘGlacier Peak Mine, Glacier Peak Mining District, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
97.4km (60.5 miles) ⓘDevils Canyon Prospect, Buena Vista Mining District, King County, Washington, USA
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