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Strontianite on Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Strontianite on Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Strontianite on Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 34106
Mineral:Strontianite on Fluorite
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Colorless crystals of strontianite in spherical crystal aggregates up to 15 mm diameter on transparent-tot-translucent purple fluorite crystals up to 15 mm. The strontianite fluoresces white under LW-UV illumination.
Overall Size:8x7x5 cm
Crystals:2-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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