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Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 44088
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Doubly-terminated scalenohedral calcite crystals with powdery white surface coating on most surfaces and a small fragment of pale-purple fluorite on the bottom. The cluster is fully crystallized on all sides.
Overall Size:5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-34 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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