Provenite

Moscow (Latah County)

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46.7417° N, 117.0000° W · ± 10 km

Siderite from Idaho, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Siderite

Siderite at Moscow (Latah County)

Nest of lustrous black sphaerosiderite balls in a vug, Moscow, Idaho.
Nest of lustrous black sphaerosiderite balls in a vug, Moscow, Idaho.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Black botryoidal siderite spheres in a basalt vug, Moscow, Idaho.
Black botryoidal siderite spheres in a basalt vug, Moscow, Idaho.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Several vugs with black sphaerosiderite balls in matrix, Moscow, Idaho.
Several vugs with black sphaerosiderite balls in matrix, Moscow, Idaho.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
FeCO₃
Morphology
Botryoidal spheres (sphaerosiderite habit) in vugs
Typical size
Spheres to about 0.7 cm
Color / luster
Black, very lustrous
Availability
Scarce
History
Old specimens.

Sources: SRC-598 SRC-610

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Geology of the locality

Setting
Columbia River Basalt Group flows over older Idaho Batholith granite, covered by Palouse loess.
Host rock
Basalt
Region
Idaho
Country
United States

Specimen labels give only Moscow; coordinates are those of the town (Wikipedia). No second source documenting siderite here was opened.

Sources: SRC-598

Sources

  1. SRC-598 · Website
    Moscow, IdahoWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  2. SRC-610 · Website
    File:Siderite-65640.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.