Large, reddish-brown SIDERIT crystals with shiny gold PYRIT crystals (pentagon dodecahedron)
SIDERITE or EISENSPAT is an iron ore mineral that was mined at this deposit as early as 300 BC in the Noric Kingdom and later by the Romans. Mining was finally closed in 1978.
Hüttenberg - Carinthia
Weight of the step: 160 g Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 4 cm