Calcite (fluorescent) Edmondson & Fritzler Coll.

Bethel Level, Minerva # 1 Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
Small Cabinet, 7.4 x 5.4 x 5.0 cm
Start Time: 06/22/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/28/2012 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

An unusual, yet very interesting looking calcite from the famous Minerva # 1 Mine of intergrown, nubby, etched-looking, translucent and lustrous, amber, calcite scalenohedrons. This unusual surface covers massive calcite. Modest reddish-orange fluorescence. Older material ca. 1960s from the B. Edmondson and Bill Fritzler Collections. BETTER IN PERSON.

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