AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite with Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 37830 |
Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
Description: | Lustrous cubic purple fluorite crystals up to 20 mm in a flattened formation from a narrow vein, constricting growth to a 3 cm width. Scattered throughout are 2-4 mm scalenohedral colorless calcite crystals. Many surfaces have brown microcrystal coating. |
Overall Size: | 12x7x3.5 cm |
Crystals: | 2-20 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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