Witherite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Below: fluorescence under ultraviolet illumination
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 38833
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| Mineral: | Witherite
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| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Two tapered, hexagonal witherite crystals on limestone matrix. The termination of one of the witherite crystals has been partially dissolved (etched) leaving a complex cavity. The witherite fluoresces bright white under UV illumination. |
| Overall Size: | 35x30x30 mm |
| Crystals: | 20-22 mm |
| Status: | SOLD Buy similar at: Minerals from Midwest, USA > Fluorescent & Phosphorescent Minerals |
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