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Fluorite with Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 48711
Mineral:Fluorite with Chalcopyrite on Sphalerite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent cubic fluorite crystals to 48 mm with scattered metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 2 mm on brown crystallized sphalerite matrix. The fluorite crystals are gray with thin purple outer zones that are deepest color at the corners.
Overall Size:11x7x5 cm
Crystals:1-48 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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