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Fluorite, Calcite, Pyrite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite, Calcite, Pyrite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite, Calcite, Pyrite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite, Calcite, Pyrite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 34211
Mineral:Fluorite, Calcite, Pyrite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Large plate of translucent fluorite crystals up to 20 mm with translucent yellow calcite crystals up to 10 mm and metallic pyrite crystals up to 1 mm. The fluorite is pink-gray with thin purple layer in some areas. A few calcite crystals are incomplete.
Overall Size:16x13x5 cm
Crystals:1-20 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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