AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite with minor Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 65864 |
Mineral: | Fluorite with minor Calcite |
Locality: | Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
Description: | Translucent dark-purple cubic fluorite crystals with fine crystallization patterns on the crystal faces. The fluorite crystals exhibit dark-purple phantom-growth zones when illuminated from the rear. Minor calcite crystals to 3 mm on the bottom. |
Overall Size: | 8x6x5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-37 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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