Witherite from 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. 77217
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| Mineral: | Witherite
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| Locality: | Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Lustrous translucent beige-colored hexagonal witherite crystals in compound crystals composed of many parallel witherite crystals in a stacked formation with convex terminations. The witherite fluoresces bright white under LW-SW UV illumination. Collected ca. 1985 |
| Overall Size: | 7x5x3.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 20-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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