Witherite
specimen number:
1653790
location:
Minerva Mine #1, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
description:
A very good example for the species from this classic locality, colorless slightly translucent crystals of witherite forming a cluster with little attached matrix. Slight micro-damage is present, this still in good condition and quite nice. Brightly fluorescent. This would date to the 1970s.
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