10001 Calcite, Fluorite, Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

Tiny cream calcite crystals on dark purple fluorite from the Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois – Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA. Largest fluorite 65mm across. Mined in the late 1950s or early 1960s. Ex A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum (# DM 24769).

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