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Fluorite and Quartz from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite and Quartz from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite and Quartz from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite and Quartz from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 30348
Mineral:Fluorite and Quartz
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Large cluster of transparent, cubic fluorite crystals up to 30 mm intergrown with colorless quartz crystals up to 3 mm. The fluorite has multicolored zones of blue, purple, yellow and the crystals have etched surfaces with lustrous edges faces. Dinged.
Overall Size:15x9x6 cm
Crystals:.5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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