Mineral: Barite
Locality: Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Dimensions: 8.0 x 5.5 cm

Description: Opaque white coral-like barite mined on the Rosiclare Level in the early 1970s. There is a single purple fluorite cube (3 mm) attached to the underside.

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