Sphalerite on Quartz with Fluorite from Mahoning Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 60029
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| Mineral: | Sphalerite on Quartz with Fluorite
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| Locality: | Mahoning Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Large cluster of lustrous black sphalerite crystals to 5 mm on transparent quartz crystals to 0.5 mm crystallized on all sides of an elongated core of granular quartz with transparent cubic purple fluorite crystals to 1 mm along one face. Ex. Al Beres collection #A-410 |
| Overall Size: | 12x5x4 cm |
| Crystals: | 0.1-5.0 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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