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Fluorite with Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 11297
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Large complex cubic crystal of dark purple fluorite 8 cm on edge. Overgrowth around the edges of small 1 mm white calcite crystals. Good large specimen from a prolific locality, now closed.
Overall Size:9x8x7 cm
Crystals:1-80 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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