Witherite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76416
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| Mineral: | Witherite
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| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Large compound crystal of translucent beige-colored witherite with remnants of purple fluorite on the bottom where it was attached. The witherite crystal is hexagonal form, with surfaces composed of smaller parallel crystal faces that resemble stacked. Fluoresces bright white under shortwave and longwave UV illumination. Collected ca. 1990 |
| Overall Size: | 6.5x5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 45 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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