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Calcite and Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite and Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite and Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite and Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 43113
Mineral:Calcite and Fluorite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Translucent pale-yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 25 mm long intergrown with translucent purple fluorite crystals that are in a thin horizon running through the specimen and scattered around the perimeter.
Overall Size:8x7x5 cm
Crystals:1-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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