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Fluorite from Mahoning #1 Mine, Bethel Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite from Mahoning #1 Mine, Bethel Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite from Mahoning #1 Mine, Bethel Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Mahoning #1 Mine, Bethel Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 48705
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Mahoning #1 Mine, Bethel Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent golden-yellow cubic fluorite crystals with complex crystallization patterns on the crystal faces that give them a slightly etched appearance. Some of the fluorite crystals have 3-4 mm blue outer zones. Mined in 1970
Overall Size:11x9x6 cm
Crystals:15-37 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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