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Fluorite and Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite and Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite and Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite and Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 45462
Mineral:Fluorite and Calcite
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent bi-colored cubic fluorite crystal 21 mm across with translucent yellow-orange scalenohedral calcite crystals to 20 mm overgrown on three sides. The fluorite crystal is blue with a purple core zone.
Overall Size:6.5x4x4 cm
Crystals:10-21 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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