| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite with Calcite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 27529 |
| Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
| Locality: | old Blue Diggin Mine, Rosiclare District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Large cluster of purple fluorite crystals with scattered 1 mm calcite crystals along the edges of the fluorite crystals. The calcite crystals fluoresce dimly under UV illumination. The fluorite crystal are cubic and in parallel orientation. Ex. A. Lincoln Sherk II, MD. (1896-1970) |
| Overall Size: | 13x13x11 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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