AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite on Sphalerite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 39739 |
Mineral: | Fluorite on Sphalerite |
Locality: | Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
Description: | Transparent purple cubic fluorite crystals up to 10 mm across perched on one edge of an elongated cluster of lustrous dark brown sphalerite crystals up to 6 mm across. A few corners of the fluorite are chipped and the sphalerite has a few worn edges. |
Overall Size: | 7.5x4x3 cm |
Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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