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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 65722
Mineral:Calcite on Fluorite
Locality:Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Lustrous transparent yellow scalenohedral calcite crystals to 17 mm overgrown on transparent bi-colored cubic fluorite crystals to 15 mm. The fluorite crystals have yellow cores and purple outer zones. Ex. D. Miller collection #M1277, collected ca. 1970
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:3-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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