| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Illinois > Calcite over Fluorite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 66015 |
| Mineral: | Calcite over Fluorite |
| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Classic specimen of elongated scalenohedral calcite crystals to 24 mm over a core of etched purple fluorite. The calcite crystals are translucent orange-brown with white microcrystalline coating on select faces. |
| Overall Size: | 13x12x6 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-24 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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