MIM Museum
Joined: 04 Aug 2015
Posts: 234
Location: Beirut
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 Posted: Feb 26, 2025 08:51 Post subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Rosiclare formation, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 12 x 15.5 x 6 cm / main crystal: 5.7 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 1356 g
MIM number: 1439
Probable year of extraction : 1984
Group of perfectly formed and very lustrous cubic crystals, of a dark purple color on the surface and amber on the inside.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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390 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
| Locality: | | "Green Tracts” (North Green Mine, East Green Mine, West Green Mine), Bethel Level, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 8.5 x 7.5 x 6 cm |
| Description: |
MIM number: 1438
Probable year of extraction : 1955
Two interpenetrating crystals (probably twinned) of a vivid amber-orange color, lustrous and transparent with smooth surfaces; growth of small fluorite cubes on some faces.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Publication: "American Mineral Treasures"
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
389 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Rosiclare formation, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 14 x 15.5 cm / main crystal: 6 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 2741 g
MIM number: 1437
Probable year of extraction : 1992
Cluster of perfectly formed, lustrous, translucent cubes of fluorite on a pedestal of altered baryte. The cubes are of a dark yellow color and some retain crevices in the shape of a flattened cone on their surface resulting from an old dissolution of the baryte that had developed there.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
389 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite with Calcite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Rosiclare formation, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 x 14 x 15.5 cm / main crystal: 6 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 2741 g
MIM number: 1437
Probable year of extraction : 1992
Cluster of perfectly formed, lustrous, translucent cubes of fluorite on a pedestal of altered baryte. The cubes are of a dark yellow color and some retain crevices in the shape of a flattened cone on their surface resulting from an old dissolution of the baryte that had developed there.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
390 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Rosiclare formation, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 11.5 x 6 cm |
| Description: |
Mass: 426 g
MIM number: 1436
Probable year of extraction : 1990
Yellow fluorite altered by partial dissolution of the baryte with which it had co-crystallized, leaving some cavities. It is topped by a piece of a cube of transparent blue fluorite, perfectly formed and intact.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Publications: "American Mineral Treasures", "Mineralogical Record: May-Jun 2008"
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
389 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Rosiclare formation, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 10 x 11.5 x 6 cm |
| Description: |
Mass: 426 g
MIM number: 1436
Probable year of extraction : 1990
Yellow fluorite altered by partial dissolution of the baryte with which it had co-crystallized, leaving some cavities. It is topped by a piece of a cube of transparent blue fluorite, perfectly formed and intact.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence;
Publications: "American Mineral Treasures", "Mineralogical Record: May-Jun 2008"
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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392 Time(s) |
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MIM Museum
Joined: 04 Aug 2015
Posts: 234
Location: Beirut
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| Posted: Mar 04, 2025 06:18 Post subject: Re: The MIM Museum in Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Bethel Level, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 x 15 x 22 cm / main crystal: 10 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 5800 g
MIM number: 1435
Probable year of extraction : 1955
Aggregate of large, perfectly formed cubic crystals--smooth, lustrous, translucent and of amber color with a brown and blue border near the faces.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
180 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Bethel Level, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 16 x 15 x 22 cm / main crystal: 10 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 5800 g
MIM number: 1435
Probable year of extraction : 1955
Aggregate of large, perfectly formed cubic crystals--smooth, lustrous, translucent and of amber color with a brown border near the faces.
Photographer: AINU / Augustin de Valence;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
183 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Rosiclare formation, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 7 x 10 x 11 cm / main crystal: 7.3 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 271 g
MIM number: 1434
Probable year of extraction : 1990
Fluorite cube, violet on the inside and blue on the outside, with an altered yellow fluorite at the base and a corolla of small crystals of light fluorite with black traces of hydrocarbons in the interstices. The ensemble is intact, sharp and very shiny.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
182 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Rosiclare formation, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 x 6.2 x 5 cm / main crystal: 3.5 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 93 g
MIM number: 1433
Probable year of extraction : 1987
Piece of fluorite on which several calcite crystals have developed, the largest of which has grown perpendicularly to the fluorite. These crystals are all cask-shaped pesudo-hexagonal prisms with a modification at the summit in the form of a hat with 3 sides at equal angles of one another, giving each calcite the appearance of a mushroom. The entire sample is studded with small chalcopyrite crystals.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Publication: "101 Minéraux et Pierres Précieuses qu'il faut avoir vus dans sa vie"
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
181 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Rosiclare formation, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.7 x 5 x 4 cm / main crystal: 3.9 cm. |
| Description: |
Mass: 140 g
MIM number: 1432
Probable year of extraction : 1987
Piece of fluorite on which several calcite crystals have developed, the largest of which has grown parallel to the fluorite. These crystals are all cask-shaped pseudo-hexagonal prisms with a modification at the summit in the form of a hat with 3 sides at equal angles of one another, giving each calcite the appearance of a mushroom. The entire sample is sprinkled with small chalcopyrite crystals.
Photographer: FMI / James Elliott;
Ex collection: Ross C. Lillie (USA) |
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| Viewed: |
184 Time(s) |
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