| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Barite on Fluorite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 35446 |
| Mineral: | Barite on Fluorite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Bladed yellow barite crystals up to 20 mm on purple-to-yellow fluorite with scattered pyrite microcrystals. The fluorite is cleaved on the rear revealing yellow fur-like inclusions. Two barite crystals are incomplete. |
| Overall Size: | 8x5x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-20 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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