Baryte on Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)

Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
Small Cabinet, 6.8 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
Start Time: 05/26/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/02/2016 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Beautiful, gemmy, powder-blue, intergrown fluorite cubes with frosted faces are dramatically, richly and preferentially draped with "snowballs" of baryte on this striking and excellent combination from the famous Minerva Mine. I particularly like the way the large central cube is framed by the baryte balls. The sky-blue color is much richer and brighter, than the photos show. Ex Ross Lillie Collection # 1395 and mined in September, 1990. Ross' handwritten note on his label states: "Superb combination specimen."

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