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Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

 
Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

DESCRIPTION:No. 81406
Mineral:Calcite on Sphalerite with minor Fluorite
Locality:Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois
Description:Large double-sided plate of lustrous transparent dark brown-black sphalerite crystals to 3 mm, with overgrowth of crusts of lustrous transparent colorless scalenohedral calcite crystals to 3 mm, plus scattered cubic purple fluorite crystals to 3 mm.
Overall Size:17x12x5.5 cm
Crystals:micro to 3 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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