Fluorite and Sphalerite from Minerva #1 Mine, Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 80401
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| Mineral: | Fluorite and Sphalerite
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| Locality: | Minerva #1 Mine, Rosiclare Level, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois |
| Description: | Lustrous dark-purple cubic fluorite crystals to 26 mm on a complex group of dark brown-black sphalerite crystals to 25 mm. The fluorite crystals have yellow core zones that fluoresce white-yellow under UV illumination. Ex. R. Holmes collection Flu-56; ; originally acquired from R. Lillie; mined in 1991 |
| Overall Size: | 9.5x5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 3-26 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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