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Fluorite from Rosiclare level, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite from Rosiclare level, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 16154
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Rosiclare level, Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-In-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Beautiful cubic crystal of fluorite without matrix. Though one corner is dinged, the superb translucency shows a yellow center with outer purple zones. A good specimen in spite of the minor damage from a classic locality, now closed and flooded.
Overall Size:4.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:4 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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