Calcite over Fluorite from Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
| DESCRIPTION: | No. 76599
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| Mineral: | Calcite over Fluorite
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| Locality: | Denton Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent-to-translucent gray-brown calcite crystals to 30 mm completely covering a core of yellow to purple fluorite. The calcite crystals are scalenohedral form with rhombohedral termination faces. Collected ca. 1975 |
| Overall Size: | 7x7x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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