AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Calcite on Sphalerite

Search
 

Online Mineral Museum Archive of Mineral Photographs and Mineral Descriptions from John Betts - Fine Minerals.com and Allminerals.com

   

Calcite on Sphalerite from Denton Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite on Sphalerite from Denton Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Sphalerite from Denton Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 46997
Mineral:Calcite on Sphalerite
Locality:Denton Mine, Sub-Rosiclare Level, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent yellow-brown calcite crystals to 33 mm on complexly crystallized translucent brown sphalerite with minor fluorite on the top right edge. The calcite crystals are compound scalenohedral form with surfaces composed of smaller parallel crystals.
Overall Size:7.5x6.5x3 cm
Crystals:3-33 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

© AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals All Rights Reserved

The minerals illustrated on this site are presented for reference purposes only. The owner of this site did not collect the minerals and collectors should not assume access is permitted to the property based on inclusion in this museum. Please contact the property owner to obtain legal permission before entering private property. ;