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Antonio Alcaide
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Far from the transparency of an above specimen, but...
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| Witherite and Fluorite. Minerva # 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co. Illinois. 8,5 x 6 x 5 cm. With pseudo hexagonal habit and fluorescent under UV |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2011 23:45 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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A nice specimen from the Hill-Ledford mine,collected mid 1960s.
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Fluorite with galena and quartz
Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
fluorite 4.5 cm on edge |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2011 23:49 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Benstonite on calcite and fluorite from the Minerva #1 Mine, collected in the 1950s..
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Benstonite
Minerva #1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
9x7x3 cm overall size |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2011 23:52 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Witherite on fluorite from the Minerva #1 Mine.
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Witherite
Minerva #1Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
3 cm tall |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2011 23:56 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Calcite from the Annabel Lee Mine
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calcite
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinois
11x8x5 cm overall size |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2011 11:59 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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A complex crystal of Calcite from Denton Mine, very rich in faces, of which the scalenohedron dominates.
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Calcite and Fluorite
Rosiclare level, Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA
Specimen size: 7.8 × 4.5 × 4.2 cm.
Main crystal size: 6.6 × 3.8 cm.
Fluorite & Calcite fluorescent long & short UV
From the former Jan Buma Collection
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Sep 05, 2012 04:28 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Calcite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
7.2 x 4.9 cm |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Feb 23, 2013 23:25 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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An interesting cluster of fluorite with a central hollow section. The interior of the hollow area is filled with numerous other fluorite crystals.
Higher resolution versions are available here:
https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0831889001361678832.jpg
https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0080851001361678901.jpg
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Fluorite
Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
9.5 x 6.9 cm |
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Fluorite
Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
9.5 x 6.9 cm |
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vic rzonca
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| Posted: Aug 31, 2013 22:33 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Illinois
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Fluorite, calcite, sphalerite
Denton Mine, Harris creek District of Hardin County, Illinois, USA
7 cm. |
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Mark Ost
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| Posted: Sep 01, 2013 06:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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| Very pretty piece.
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Sep 01, 2013 11:24 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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I guess there's always room for another fluorite. Here, a fairly recent acquisition.
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Fluorite
Annabel Lee Mine, Bethel Horizion, Harris Creek District, Hardin County, Illinios, USA
7x6x5 cm overall size |
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am mizunaka
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| Posted: Nov 15, 2013 03:26 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Calcite, Fluorite
Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
6.7 x 4.1 x 4.0 cm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: May 05, 2016 13:13 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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Another Southern Illinois specimen. Thanks to Ross Lillie for the proper location information.
| Mineral: | Fluorite, Sphalerite, and Calcite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |  |
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| Dimensions: | 8x7x6 cm overall size |
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Tobi
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| Posted: May 06, 2016 10:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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| Jesse Fisher wrote: | Fluorite, Sphalerite, and Calcite
Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |
What a perfect (!!!) beauty, Jesse, awesome combination of dark sphalerite, white calcite and those simply perfect blue fluorite cubes. I'm really impressed, thanks for sharing this one :)
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Bob Harman
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| Posted: Jun 12, 2016 07:37 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Illinois |
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A photo of me collecting in 2005. The head frame of the Annabel Lee Mine, last standing head frame, in the now closed Harris Creek mining district.
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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_Yes, that is me in early April, 2005.
The Annabel Lee head frame is in the background. |
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