DC23 Siderite ps. Calcite, Quartz, Pyrite, Galena

Turt Mine, Oasului Mtns, near Satu Mare, Marmures Co., Romania
7.5x 5.0x 2.8 cm

$175

An interesting specimen of siderite psudomorphs after calcite, on a matrix shared by pyrite and quartz, and with galena on the reverse.

When I first started collecting, Romanian minerals were as plentiful as the comparable Peruvian material today.  This days, many of the Romanian mines are closed, and the material is not as common.