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Fluorite with Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite with Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite with Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 35864
Mineral:Fluorite with Calcite
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Translucent plate of cubic fluorite crystals up to 17 mm with small brown scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 3 mm. The fluorite color is hard to describe: purplish brown with yellow. Minor damage.
Overall Size:7x6x2 cm
Crystals:1-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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