Calcite on Calcite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 74109
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| Mineral: | Calcite on Calcite
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| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent brownish-gray calcite crystals over an earlier generation of smaller white calcite crystals that fluoresce under SW UV. The large calcite crystals are hexagonal with scalenohedral terminations topped with rhombohedral faces. Ex. Roy A. Smith (1935-2014) collection #M1565; originally acquired in April 1995 from Ernie Collins; ex. Dennis Darnell |
| Overall Size: | 8.5x7.5x5 cm |
| Crystals: | micro to 24 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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