AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite with Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 39256 |
Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
Description: | Transparent purple fluorite crystals with minor colorless calcite on the front face. The fluorite crystals are flattened cubic habit with a microscopic surface texture giving a silky look. One edge and corner are chipped. |
Overall Size: | 6x5x2 cm |
Crystals: | 7-32 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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