Benstonite

specimen number:
2013073

location:
Minerva Mine #1, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA

description:

Translucent lustrous waxy crystals of benstonite measuring to 0.4 cm in size in a cluster with fluorite. In excellent condition. These are extremely rare, the more common examples of the species from the locality be in the white coatings epitaxial on calcite. These examples with the pale yellow crystals were never common. In excellent condition and really choice for the species.

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