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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 45233 |
| Mineral: | Siderite |
| Locality: | Shepaug Iron Company Mine, Mine Hill, Roxbury Station, Litchfield County, Connecticut |
| Description: | Rhombohedral brown siderite crystals on one face of massive siderite with minor pyrite. The bottom was sawn flat to display the crystallized siderite at the best angle of view. Siderite was the major ore at this old mine that first opened in 1847-50. |
| Overall Size: | 7x7x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 4-11 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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