This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/sed.12661 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. DR. GEORGIA PE-PIPER (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-7670-7358) DR. DAVID J.W. PIPER (Orcid ID : 0000-0002-6276-7560) Article type : Original Manuscript Significance of the chemistry and morphology of diagenetic siderite in clastic rocks of the Mesozoic Scotian Basin GEORGIA PE-PIPER * and DAVID J.W. PIPER † * Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3C3, Canada (email: gpiper@smu.ca) † Natural Resources Canada, Geological Survey of Canada (Atlantic), Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia B2Y 4A2, Canada Short title: Chemistry and morphology of diagenetic siderite Corresponding author: gpiper@smu.ca Associate Editor – Jim Hendry