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color-zoned Fluorite with etched Calcite hole
- Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Hardin County, Illinois
- Miniature, 5.0 x 4.5 x 4.2 cm
- Start Time: 11/22/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- End Time: 11/29/2012 6:30:00 pm (CST)
- Auction Closed
Item Description
A classic and beautiful, color-zoned fluorite crystal cluster from the famous Minerva #1 Mine of Illinois. The pretty purple edge phantoms really accentuate the golden-amber interiors on these glassy crystals with nifty stepped-growth and lightly frosted faces. A highly unusual, 1.2 cm, hole is noted at the intersection of the two cubes, where a calcite crystal has been etched away. Nifty and strange! MUCH, MUCH BETTER IN PERSON!