Minerals / Siderite, Ystrad Meurig.

Siderite, Iron carbonate, FeCO3. Ystrad Meurig quarry, Ysbyty Ystwyth, west Wales. A saddle shaped aggregate, cream in colour. No crystals are found on this specimen, but rhombohedral cleavage is apparent on the fractured surface.  

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