A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Siderite from Wawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Description | Siderite is a carbonate of iron, FeCO3. It serves as an iron ore, and has been mined many places, including the Wawa district of Ontario. It is widely distributed, being found also in the United States, Europe, South America, and Australia. This specimen is 8 cm across. |
| Location | Canada ▹ Ontario. Near Wawa. |
| Photographer | Dexter Perkins. 2001-06-26. |
| Collection | University of North Dakota Mineralogy Collection #3165. |
| Key words | siderite, Wawa |
| Tech details | 539 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera, 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 889 |
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