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Calcite on Fluorite from Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite on Fluorite from Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Fluorite from Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite on Fluorite from Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 43578
Mineral:Calcite on Fluorite
Locality:Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Opaque white scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 10 mm long on transparent purple fluorite partial crystals that cleaved off the corner of a larger crystal. The calcite fluoresces white under UV illumination.
Overall Size:8x6x3.5 cm
Crystals:5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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