| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Barite on Fluorite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 58178 |
| Mineral: | Barite on Fluorite |
| Locality: | Crystal Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Large cluster of sparkling lustrous greenish-gray bladed barite crystals to 6 mm over an earlier generation of white bladed barite crystals to 4 mm over translucent dark-purple fluorite core. A very aesthetic barite cluster (uncommon in Illinois mines). Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection |
| Overall Size: | 13x11x10 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-6 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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