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Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite with Chalcopyrite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 50238
Mineral:Fluorite with Chalcopyrite
Locality:Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Transparent bi-colored cubic fluorite crystals to 38 mm with yellow-metallic chalcopyrite crystals to 4 mm included in the surfaces of the fluorite. The fluorite crystals are yellow with pale-blue outer zones. One corner on the perimeter is cleaved. Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection
Overall Size:10x6x4 cm
Crystals:1-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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