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Mineral Specimen No. 48104:
Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois.

This mineral specimen of Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois is available for sale from John Betts - Fine Minerals, mineral dealer located in New York City, New York. To purchase mineral specimens from this site click on this link to go to online order form.

Detailed information on mineral specimen No. 48104:

Minerals Species: Fluorite.
Location of mineral deposit: Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois.
Description: Bi-colored cubic fluorite crystals to 62 mm on edge. The fluorite has a transparent yellow core with 6 mm blue (looks purple under incandescent illumination) purple outer zone plus many yellow-metallic pyrite or chalcopyrite inclusions throughout. No damage is visible to the unaided eye, minute edge chipping is visible under 20x magnification.
Overall size of mineral specimen: 9x6x6 cm.
Size of individual crystals: 1-62 mm.
Price: $500 net (plus shipping).

Mineral Specimens: Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Mineral Specimens: Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

Photographs Above: daylight illumination. Photographs Below: UV illumination with SuperBright SW lamp.
Mineral Specimens: Fluorite from Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin County, Illinois

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