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Calcite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite from Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 64200
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Many transparent colorless (very pale yellow) calcite crystals extending out in many directions with two contacts where the cluster was attached to the cavity wall. The calcite crystals are hexagonal prisms the rhombohedral termination faces. Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection
Overall Size:10x10x7 cm
Crystals:10-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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