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	Topics Siderite Topic Home Siderite is also the name of a type of ironIron Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26.... meteoriteMeteorite Overview A meteorite is an extraterrestrial body that survives its impact with the Earth's surface without being destroyed.... . Siderite is a mineralMineral Minerals are natural compounds formed through geological processes.... composed of ironIron Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26.... carbonateCarbonate In inorganic chemistry, a carbonate is a salt of carbonic acid. ... FeIron Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26.... CCarbon Carbon is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol C and atomic number 6.... OOxygen Oxygen is a chemical element with the chemical symbol O and atomic number 8.... ₃. It takes its name from the Greek word sideros, “iron”. It is a valuable iron mineral, since it is 48% iron and contains no sulfurSulfur Sulfur or sulphur is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol S and atomic number 16.... or phosphorusPhosphorus \|-\| Critical temperature \|\| 994 KPhosphorus, , is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol P a... . Both magnesiumMagnesium Magnesium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mg and atomic number 12 and an atomic mass... and manganeseManganese Manganese is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. ... commonly substitute for the iron. Siderite has Mohs hardness of 3.5-4, a specific gravity of 3.8, a white streakStreak (mineralogy) The streak of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an unweathered surface.... and a vitreousVitreous Vitreous refers to a material in an amorphous, glassy state.... or pearly lusterLustre (mineralogy) Lustre is a description of the way light interacts with the surface of a crystal, rock, or mineral.... . Its crystals belong to the hexagonal system, and are rhombohedral in shape, typically with curved and striated faces. It also occurs in masses. Color ranges from yellow to dark brown or black, the latter being due to the presence of manganeseManganese Manganese is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Mn and atomic number 25. ... (sometimes called manganosiderite). Siderite is commonly found in hydrothermal veinsVein (geology) In geology, a vein is a finite volume within a rock, having a distinct shape, filled with crystals of one or more minerals, ... , and is associated with bariteFacts About Barite Barite is a mineral consisting of barium sulfate.... , fluoriteFluorite Fluorite is a mineral composed of calcium fluoride, CaF2.... , galenaGalena Summary Galena is a lead ore. This article describes Galena's mineral properties.... , and others. It is also a common diageneticDiagenesis In geology and oceanography, diagenesis is any chemical, physical, or biological change undergone by a sediment after its in... mineral in shaleShale Shale is a fine-grained sedimentary rock whose original constituents were clays or muds.... s and sandstoneSandstone Summary Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-size mineral or rock grains.... s, where it sometimes forms concretions. In sedimentary rockSedimentary rock Sedimentary rock is one of the three main rock groups and is formed in three main ways—by the deposition of the weath... s, siderite commonly forms at shallow burial depths and its elemental composition is often related to the depositional environmentSedimentary depositional environment In geology, sedimentary depositional environment describes the combination of physical, chemical and biological processes as... of the enclosing sediments (Mozley, 1989). In addition, a number of recent studies have used the oxygen isotopic composition of sphaerosiderite (a type associated with soilSoil Soil is the collection of natural bodies that form in earthy material on the land surface.... s) as a proxyProxy (climate) In climate research, a proxy variable is something that is probably not in itself of any great interest, but from which a va... for the isotopicIsotope An isotope is any of several different forms of an element each having different atomic mass.... composition of meteoric waterMeteoric water Meteoric water is a hydrologic term of long standing for water in the ground which originates from precipitation.... shortly after deposition (e.g., Ludvigson et al., 1998). External links br>