Siderite - angew. Mineralogie

Siderite
V - Carbonates

`Name`		`Siderite` `(Iron Spar, Spathose Iron)`
`Chemistry`		`FeCO₃`
`Hardness`		`3.5`
`Lustre`		`vitreous`
`Colour`		`yellowish brown, brown, grey, yellowish grey`
`Streak`		`white`
`Density [g/cm³]`		`3.7 - 3.9`
`Crystal habit`		`trigonal, crystals often curved`
`Cleavage, Fracture`		`[1011] perfect, fracture jagged`
`other characteristics and occurrences`		`hydrothermal veins of intermediate to low temperature, also sedimentary formations`

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