AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite with Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 66016 |
Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois |
Description: | Large cubic fluorite crystals to 70 mm with scattered overgrowth of transparent pale-brown scalenohedral calcite crystals to 11 mm. The fluorite crystals are transparent yellow with thin purple outer layer with complex surface crystallization patterns. |
Overall Size: | 13.5x10x6.5 cm |
Crystals: | 1-70 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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