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IF1-2 Fluorite - Minerva #1 Mine, Hardin Co., IL; 6 x 3.5 cm
Nice specimen with superb zoning you can see when
back-lit in the close-up. Deep purple lustrous pair of cubes with the largest 3.5 cm
looks darker when not backlit. Some rubbing on the corners is all that keep this
from perfection. $60 Reserved
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IF1-11
Chalcopyrite on/in Fluorite Hardin Co.,
IL; 6 x 5 cm
Fine gemmy pale blue fluorite with a great purple
phantom and good sized (nearly 3 mm) chalcopyrite crystals on and trapped as inclusions in
the fluorite. Some calcite crystals are scattered about the sides and bottom.
These and the fluorite crystal faces on all sides attest that this piece was broken
from the matrix underground and later continued to crystallize. Top photo shows
backlit with natural light. An unusual color for the location. $85 Reserved
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IF1-14 Barite on
Fluorite - Denton Mine, Harris Creek
District, Hardin Co., IL; 6.5 x 5 cm
Nice cluster of sharp pale violet crystals with a
preferential coating of barite crystals. Spear shaped barite crystals up to 7 mm
long provide a nice contrast with the fluorite. The barite and fluorite are in
excellent condition and would make a fine addition to any Southern Illinois suite.
$50 Reserved
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FL2-7 Calcite on
Fluorite with Barite - Hardin Co., IL; 3.5 x 3.5 cm Very dark purple cubes sitting next to a couple of mounds of
barite. Little white micro calcites add a nice effect. The larger amber
calcites shown on the left have some damage but it doesn't detract when displayed.
$15 Reserved |
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FL2-12 Calcite on
Sphalerite - Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin Co., IL; 4.5 x 2.75 cm Slender amber brown spike-like crystals of calcite on a base
of etched sphalerite. The spiky calcite crystals are notorious for damage and these
are in much better than average condition. $25 |
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LG-IL1 Barite on
Fluorite - Annabel Lee Mine, Hardin Co., IL; 12 x 7.5 cm
Super cityscape covers the surface of this blue and purple zoned
fluorite. Small white 3-4 mm barite crystals sparsely scattered on front and back of
the fluorite indicating the piece is a floater. This piece is in excellent condition
and displays well. $100 Reserved
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LG-IL19 Fluorite
- Pope Co.?, Southern Illinois, IL; 14 x 9.5 cm
Very unusual pale almost colorless lilac crystal corner.
This one is a very old piece and looks like it may have come from the Gaskins Mine
which is one of the few older workings which were in Pope County. Neat triangular
pattern from the zoning visible on the bottom. This piece is also fluorescent which
is not common in Southern Illinois fluorite. $40 Reserved
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IF3 - 12 Calcite - Minerva #1 Mine, Mine, Hardin Co., IL; 7.5
x 6 cm Nice 2+ cm crystal spikes going in all directions with a cast of a fluorite
crystal on the bottom. This piece is in good condition espicially for these easily
broken crystals. $35 |
