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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 47036
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Corner of a transparent cubic fluorite crystal 69 mm across with two sides overgrown with transparent brown calcite crystals with hexagonal form and rhombohedral (nail-head) terminations. The fluorite is yellow with purple outer zones. Collected ca. 1980
Overall Size:8x7x6.5 cm
Crystals:1-69 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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