Specimen #505

Name: Fluorite with Strontianite

Type: Mineral

Locality: Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock,Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

Favorite? N

Fluorescent? N

Size: 4.2 x 3.5 x 7.2 cm

Weight:

Acquired: 2007-10-02

Source: Auction: Dan Weinrich

Label: Y

Comment: A nice pale blue translucent grouping of cubic fluorite crystals measuring 4.2 x 3.5 x 7.2 cm in size, this hosting a small spray of colorless to brownish crystals of strontianite, this spray measuring 22 x 15 mm in size. Some cleaving is present but overall this is in good shape and makes for a fine reference quality specimen for the species from this classic locality! Ref: The Mineralogical Record (1997): 28(1): 11.

Minerals: Fluorite (CaF₂) Strontianite (SrCO₃)

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Fluorite with Strontianite, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois - 4.2 x 3.5 x 7.2 mm

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Fluorite with Strontianite, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois - 4.2 x 3.5 x 7.2 mm