Celestine on color-zoned Fluorite (Ross Lillie Coll.)

Annabel Lee mine, Harris Creek Sub-Dist., Hardin Co., Illinois
Miniature, 4.3 x 3.9 x 2.7 cm
Start Time: 07/21/2016 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/28/2016 6:39:05 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A striking dense forest of contrasting pearlesent celestine blades is dramatically perched atop a lustrous and translucent, beautiful color-zoned blue and purple fluorite cube with densely stepped-growth faces. Ex Ross Lillie Collection # 1033 and collected by miner Larry Humm in February, 1989 at this well-known mine. Ross' handwritten note on his label states: "A rare (celestine) morphology. May be strontian rich." Choice, excellent and rare combination material from the Annabel Lee Mine.

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