Bizzare, oil-saturated Calcite (Lillie Coll.)

Rosiclare Level, Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
Small Cabinet, 8.5 x 6.5 x 6.2 cm
Start Time: 07/14/2016 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/21/2016 6:30:38 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

This weird looking, sculptural, globular calcite crystal cluster is heavily oil saturated. The ball-like clusters have unusual dogtoothed spiked ends. Certainly one of the stranger looking Minerva Mine calcites you will ever see. A fascinating and pristine 360-degree specimen. Ex Ross Lillie Collection # 0578 and mined in January, 1990. Modest brownish-yellow hydrocarbon fluorescence.

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