AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Calcite over Fluorite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 76599 |
Mineral: | Calcite over Fluorite |
Locality: | Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois |
Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent gray-brown calcite crystals to 30 mm completely covering a core of yellow to purple fluorite. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral form with rhombohedral termination faces. Collected ca. 1975 |
Overall Size: | 7x7x5 cm |
Crystals: | 5-30 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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