Fluorite with Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 70120
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| Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite
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| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent yellow 40 mm cubic fluorite crystal with overgrowth on one face of translucent pale yellow-brown calcite crystals to 12 mm. The fluorite crystals has a pale-blue zone in the outer 3 mm of the crystal. Ex. W. Keller #456, acquired in 1998 from Weinrich |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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