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Fluorite and Calcite on Sphalerite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite and Calcite on Sphalerite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite and Calcite on Sphalerite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 42331
Mineral:Fluorite and Calcite on Sphalerite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent blue cubic fluorite crystals up to 13 mm across with golden scalenohedral calcite crystals up to 7 mm long overgrown on translucent brown sphalerite with surfaces composed of many 1 mm parallel crystal faces.
Overall Size:4x4x3 cm
Crystals:3-13 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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