About Siderite
Iron carbonate of the Calcite group, often yellowish-brown to brown. It's a grounding stone that enhances focus, determination, and practicality, aligning with Earth energies. (An ore of iron).
Primary Hues
Yellowish-Brown, Brown, Grey, Greenish, Reddish, White, Colorless, often forms rhombohedral crystals or massive
Geological & Scientific Details
Siderite is classified as a carbonate mineral mineral which typically crystallizes in the trigonal system. Its chemical formula is FeCO3. Common crystal habits include tabular crystals, often curved; botryoidal to massive.
Key Geological Properties:
- Mineral Category: Carbonate mineral
- Chemical Formula: FeCO3
- IMA Symbol: Sd[1]
- Crystal System: Trigonal
- Predominant Geological Color: Pale yellow to tan, grey, brown, green, red, black and sometimes nearly colorless
- Crystal Habit: Tabular crystals, often curved; botryoidal to massive
- Twinning: Lamellar uncommon on{0112}
- Cleavage: Perfect on {0111}
- Luster: Vitreous, may be silky to pearly
- Streak: White
- Diaphaneity: Translucent to subtranslucent