Witherite with Fluorite
specimen number:
1341826
location:
Minerva mine #1, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
description:
Colorless crystals of witherite set up on a crystalline fluorite matrix with what appears to be micro crystals of alstonite or paralstonite. In good condition. This is brightly fluorescent under longwave ultraviolet light.
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