Mineral: Calcite
Locality: Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Dimensions: 6.0 x 9.0 cm

Description: The missing piece from the top shelf. These scalenohedral calcites were overgrown with a second generation of clear prismatic calcite associated with remnant Baryte. I had to add this to our So. Illinois suite. Collected in the 1970s.

All pictures, text, design © Forum FMF 2006-2024