| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Fluorite on Sphalerite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 46153 |
| Mineral: | Fluorite on Sphalerite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Transparent bi-colored cubic fluorite crystals to 16 mm across on unusually etched sphalerite with solution cavities and late-growth transparent brown sphalerite crystals to 3 mm on the edges. The fluorite crystals are blue with purple center zones. Ex. Bob Holzer (1934-2009) collection |
| Overall Size: | 8x4x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-16 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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