Provenite

Baia Sprie Mine (Felsobanya)

MineUnknownDraft data

47.6592° N, 23.7042° E · ± 10 km

Siderite from Maramures County, Romania, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Siderite

On the same specimen

Same specimen Barite with Siderite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show siderite with barite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Same specimen Pyrrhotite with Siderite

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show siderite with pyrrhotite together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Siderite at Baia Sprie Mine (Felsobanya)

Waxy honey-brown botryoidal sphaerosiderite on a sulfide crust from the Baia Sprie Mine.
Waxy honey-brown botryoidal sphaerosiderite on a sulfide crust from the Baia Sprie Mine.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Second view of the Baia Sprie sphaerosiderite specimen.
Second view of the Baia Sprie sphaerosiderite specimen.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Chocolate-brown sphaerosiderite draped over thin barite blades from Baia Sprie.
Chocolate-brown sphaerosiderite draped over thin barite blades from Baia Sprie.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Siderite with pyrrhotite from Baia Sprie.
Siderite with pyrrhotite from Baia Sprie.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeCO₃
Morphology
Botryoidal microcrystalline crusts (sphaerosiderite) draped over barite blades or on sulfide crusts
Color / luster
Dark honey-brown to chocolate-brown, waxy
Associated minerals
Baritepyrrhotite
Availability
Scarce
History
Old specimens with labels from around 1900-1910.

Sources: SRC-590 SRC-614

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Historic gold-silver mining centre of north-western Romania.
Region
Maramures County
Country
Romania

Coordinates are those of the town of Baia Sprie (Wikipedia); some specimen labels name only the town. No second source documenting siderite was opened.

Sources: SRC-590

Sources

  1. SRC-590 · Website
    Baia SprieWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-614 · Website
    File:Siderite-Baryte-27468.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.