Fluorite with Galena, Sphalerite, Quartz
specimen number:
1451029
location:
Deardorff mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
description:
Classic old specimen from the 1960s or 1970s, this showing purple translucent lustrous crystals of fluorite measuring to 1.5 cm on edge across a crystallized quartz matrix with bright lustrous crystals of galena and black sphalerite. There is some cleaving present as seen. This is mainly confined to the backside of the specimen.
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