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Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Witherite with Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 39779
Mineral:Witherite with Fluorite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Large cluster of translucent pseudohexagonal yellow-gray witherite crystals in compound groups covering front, top and rear of the specimen with minor purple fluorite crystals around the edges. One of the largest Illinois witherite specimens I've seen.
Overall Size:13x11x8 cm
Crystals:5-55 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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