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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 30344 |
| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Elongated scalenohedral crystals of golden calcite up to 5 cm long on plates of blue-purple fluorite crystals up to 10 mm. A thin overgrowth of colorless calcite crystals up to 1 mm coats many areas of the specimen. Two of the calcite groups are cleaved. |
| Overall Size: | 16x8x8 cm |
| Crystals: | .5-50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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