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Fluorite with Calcite from Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Calcite from Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa

DESCRIPTION:No. 41559
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Pint's Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk County, Iowa
Description:Translucent brown cubic fluorite crystal with clean, etched crystal faces. Translucent flattened colorless calcite crystals are attached on one side. The fluorite fluoresces bright creme-white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:28x22x15 mm
Crystals:5-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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