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Calcite on Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite on Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 42257
Mineral:Calcite on Fluorite
Locality:Minerva #1 Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent blue-purple fluorite crystals completely overgrown with lustrous scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 25 mm long. The calcite crystals are mostly milky, but the tips of the terminations are transparent with golden color. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #226; acquired in 1995
Overall Size:5.5x5x3.5 cm
Crystals:10-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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