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Witherite with Strontianite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Witherite with Strontianite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Witherite with Strontianite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Witherite with Strontianite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 52178
Mineral:Witherite with Strontianite
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Translucent beige-colored hexagonal witherite crystals in complex cluster composed of many parallel witherite crystals in a rounded formation with thin white veins of strontianite on the bottom. The witherite fluoresces white under UV illumination. Ex. Peter B. Nalle (1923-2010) collection
Overall Size:7x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:9-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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