Fluorite
specimen number:
2013428
location:
Hill-Ledford Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
description: The Hill Ledford Mine in Hardin County, Illinois was part of the Illinois Kentucky Fluorspar District, a region that became a major source of fluorite in the United States during the 20th century. The mine worked fluorite vein deposits hosted in limestone and produced fluorite along with associated minerals such as calcite, galena, and sphalerite. Underground mining operations supplied fluorspar used in the steel and chemical industries.
Interesting rosy purple lustrous hoppered crystals of cubic fluorite measuring to almost 2.0 cm on edge in a cluster without matrix. Unusual crystal habit very attractive.
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