SIDERITE with PYRITE

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This is a very fine bed of stepped rhombic Siderite crystals with a light dusting of small but well-formed Pyrite crystals and nice mottling of reddish-orange iron oxides on some s urfaces of the Siderite giving it added character. Excellent crystallized specimens of Siderite are rarely seen available from this important German mining district, mainly only in very old institutional collections. This one, believed to be from Louise Mine at Stolberg, is from the superb German collection assembled by the brothers Martin and Michael Günther (1951-2007 & 1956-2021). Overall in excellent condition and small cabinet in size, this is quite a significant Siderite for the locality. Individually, the Siderite crystals reach 1.8 cm on edge. Show more