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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 25702
Mineral:Calcite on Fluorite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent yellow-purple fluorite in cubic crystals up to 2 cm, overgrown with translucent, golden, scalenohedral crystals of calcite up to 10 mm. Hard to photograph - must be seen. The calcite fluoresces under UV illumination.
Overall Size:11x9x6 cm
Crystals:3-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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