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Robert Seitz
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 Posted: Jul 29, 2017 14:38 Post subject: American Fluorite Museum, Rosiclare, IL |
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This thread focuses on American Fluorite Museum, Rosiclare, Illinois, USA.
There are (at least) two fluorite museums in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District:
Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum, Marion Kentucky
https://www.clementmineralmuseum.org/
American Fluorite Museum, Rosiclare, IL
It’s easy and worthwhile to visit both in a single day. They are a short distance apart (60 min, 27 miles), separated by road and a ferry ride across the Ohio River. The Clements Museum has best displays of the two.
The former had a good selection of specimens for sale in museum shop. The latter had a much more limited selection in museum shop but good specimens were available in the local community.
I will post pictures from both of the museums in separate threads and acquired specimens under my collection section.
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| Museum is in old mine offices. |
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| One of the rooms. Note the large fluorite specimen. |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA |  |
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12310 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Illinois, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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"Poe Pod".
Donated by Tom Barnerd. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12285 Time(s) |
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| Drill Core from Denton Mine, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District. |
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12306 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Etched fluorite with natural petroleum.
C. 1991. |
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| Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District Map. |
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| Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District Map. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Galena |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12322 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Galena |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12315 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Fairview Mine, Blue Diggings Fault, Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Penber (Penbar), Northgate District, Jackson County, Colorado, USA | |
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Robert Seitz
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Jul 31, 2017 01:01 Post subject: Re: American Fluorite Museum, Rosiclare, IL |
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More specimens.
| Mineral: | Strontiate, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Illinois, USA | |
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12133 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Bethel level, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12179 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | M. F. Oxford #7 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Fluorite from the earth to product - 1. |
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| Fluorite from the earth to product - 2. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Barnett Mine, 800' level South, Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar Mining District, Pope County, Illinois, USA | |
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12180 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Baryte |
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12138 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Illinois, USA | |
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12157 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Calcite |
| Locality: | | Rosiclare, Rosiclare Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12179 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Calcite |
| Locality: | | Minerva I Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Petroleum stained calcite. X-Cut orebody. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, Illinois, USA | |
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| Large plate approx. 36 inches wide. A little worn but good to see survival and all the crystal growth. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite, Barite |
| Locality: | | M. F. Oxford #7 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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Robert Seitz
Joined: 29 Dec 2015
Posts: 261
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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| Posted: Aug 02, 2017 15:25 Post subject: Re: American Fluorite Museum, Rosiclare, IL |
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More specimens, pictures, other documents.
This is end of my American Fluorite Museum pictures.
If anyone else has pictures, stories, etc. would like to see.
Thanks,
| Mineral: | Calcite, Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Calcite, Sphalerite |
| Locality: | | Denton Mine, Goose Creek Mine group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12081 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | W.L. Davis-Deardorff Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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12040 Time(s) |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
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| This specimen was approximately 3 feet wide. Interesting to see the crystal growth. |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | W.L. Davis-Deardorff Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Mineral: | Fluorite |
| Locality: | | Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA | |
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| Fluorite was critical material during WWII. Workers were not subject to 'normal' draft and sites were restricted. |
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