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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71899 |
| Mineral: | Witherite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Bethel Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Transparent-to-translucent beige-gray witherite crystals that fluoresces bright white under SW UV. The witherite crystals are pseudo-hexagonal form with a second generation of witherite on the outer prism faces that caused raised termination edges. Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection; originally acquired in December 1978; collected by Pearly Goolsby in the 1960s |
| Overall Size: | 7.5x6x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 12-37 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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