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Fluorite with Galena, Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite with Galena, Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Galena, Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 23228
Mineral:Fluorite with Galena, Calcite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Cubic crystals of purple fluorite up to 20 mm with scattered crystals of yellow calcite up to 15 mm. The calcite fluoresces under UV illumination. Several gray, metallic galena crystals up to 10 mm are scattered throughout.
Overall Size:7x6x5 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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