Siderite : CSIRO Spectroscopy Database

Siderite [ FeCO₃ ]

Image of Siderite

Siderite specimen from La Mure, Isère, Rhône-Alpes, France

Photo by Géry PARENT (via Wikimedia Commons), Public domain

Material properties

Formulas	(Fe,Mg)CO₃, (Fe,Mg,Ca)CO₃, FeCO₃
Abbreviation	Sd
Variants	Mg, Mg, Ca
Classifications	Minerals containing CO3, Calcite (group)
Spectra	Reflectance (1)
IMA Status	Approved (IMA 1962 s.p.)
Search other databases	webmineral.com, mindat.org, rruf.info, mineralienatlas.de, Handbook of Mineralogy, American Mineralogist Crystal Structure Database
Tags	Mineral, Carbonate, Carbonate

Composition

Element	Atoms
Fe	1
C	1
O	3
Total:	5

Reference for Siderite

Pejcic et al. 2021 (EP2021-1148)

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Specimens of Siderite

Name	Owner	Materials	Phase purity	Image	Spectra	Techniques
M2098 Siderite	CSIRO	Quartz, Siderite (96.8%)	96.8	M2098 Siderite Image of Siderite and Quartz in specimen 'M2098 Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	1	Reflectance
M0279 Siderite / Arsenopyrite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Quartz, Siderite (81.9%)	81.9	M0279 Siderite / Arsenopyrite Image of Siderite, Arsenopyrite and Quartz in specimen 'M0279 Siderite / Arsenopyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2500 Siderite	CSIRO	Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite (79.8%), Siderite, Mg, Ca (79.8%)	79.8	M2500 Siderite Image of Siderite, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Siderite (var. Mg, Ca) in specimen 'M2500 Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0395 Siderite / Bournonite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz, Robinsonite, Siderite (65.1%)	65.1	M0395 Siderite / Bournonite Image of Siderite, Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite, Galena, Pyrite, Quartz and Robinsonite in specimen 'M0395 Siderite / Bournonite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0391 Siderite / Dolomite	CSIRO	Calcite, Dolomite, Siderite (55.6%), Ullmannite	55.6	M0391 Siderite / Dolomite Image of Siderite, Calcite, Dolomite and Ullmannite in specimen 'M0391 Siderite / Dolomite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2728 Goethite / Siderite	CSIRO	Calcite, Goethite, Hematite, Siderite (40.8%)	40.8	M2728 Goethite / Siderite Image of Goethite, Calcite, Hematite and Siderite in specimen 'M2728 Goethite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0401 Arsenopyrite / Siderite / Calcite	CSIRO	Anglesite, Arsenopyrite, Bournonite, Calcite, Mg, Siderite (39.1%)	39.1	M0401 Arsenopyrite / Siderite / Calcite Image of Arsenopyrite, Anglesite, Bournonite, Calcite (var. Mg) and Siderite in specimen 'M0401 Arsenopyrite / Siderite / Calcite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0373 Löllingite / Siderite / Skutterudite	CSIRO	Calcite, Löllingite, Siderite (27.9%), Skutterudite	27.9		0	—
M0186 Stibnite / Calcite / Siderite	CSIRO	Calcite, Mg, Litharge, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite, Mg, Ca (27.7%), Siderite (27.7%), Stibnite, Wüstite	27.7	M0186 Stibnite / Calcite / Siderite Image of Calcite (var. Mg), Litharge, Muscovite-1M, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite, Siderite (var. Mg, Ca), Stibnite and Wüstite in specimen 'M0186 Stibnite / Calcite / Siderite ' [CSIRO]. (C) 2025 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2601 Pyrite / Chalcopyrite / Siderite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite (24.6%)	24.6	M2601 Pyrite / Chalcopyrite / Siderite Image of Pyrite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite and Siderite in specimen 'M2601 Pyrite / Chalcopyrite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite (24.0%)	24.0	M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite Image of Chalcopyrite, Arsenopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite and Siderite in specimen 'M2780 Chalcopyrite / Arsenopyrite / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0398 Sphalerite / Tetrahedrite-(Cu) / Siderite	CSIRO	Quartz, Siderite (11.6%), Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite-(Cu)	11.6	M0398 Sphalerite / Tetrahedrite-(Cu) / Siderite Image of Sphalerite, Quartz, Siderite and Tetrahedrite-(Cu) in specimen 'M0398 Sphalerite / Tetrahedrite-(Cu) / Siderite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2729 Bornite / Muscovite	CSIRO	Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz, Siderite (9.7%)	9.7	M2729 Bornite / Muscovite Image of Bornite, Calcite, Cassiterite, Kaolinite, Muscovite-2M1, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2729 Bornite / Muscovite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M0315 Chalcopyrite / Pyrite	CSIRO	Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite (7.9%), Szomolnokite	7.9	M0315 Chalcopyrite / Pyrite Image of Chalcopyrite, Jarosite, Pyrite, Siderite and Szomolnokite in specimen 'M0315 Chalcopyrite / Pyrite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2356 Pyrrhotite	CSIRO	Pyrite, Pyrrhotite-4M, Pyrrhotite-5C, Siderite, Mg (3.9%), Sulfur	3.9	M2356 Pyrrhotite Image of Pyrrhotite-4M, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite-5C, Siderite (var. Mg) and Sulfur in specimen 'M2356 Pyrrhotite' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—
M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz	CSIRO	Arsenopyrite, Dolomite, Muscovite-1M, Pyrite, Quartz, Siderite (2.1%)	2.1	M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz Image of Arsenopyrite, Dolomite, Muscovite-1M, Pyrite, Quartz and Siderite in specimen 'M2581 Arsenopyrite / Dolomite / Quartz' [CSIRO]. (C) 2026 CSIRO Mineral Resources. All rights reserved.	0	—