| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Calcite on Fluorite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 24987 |
| Mineral: | Calcite on Fluorite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Portion of a blue-purple-yellow fluorite crystal 7 cm across with many crystals of yellow calcite grown on the surface. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral with later layers of transparent calcite. Ex. Phillip Greybill (1935-2018) collection |
| Overall Size: | 8x7x7 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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