Unusual bi-colored Fluorite w/ Calcite (Ross Lillie Coll.)

Rosiclare Level, Annabel Lee mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
Cabinet, 11.0 x 9.3 x 6.0 cm
Start Time: 07/12/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 07/19/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A sculptural, deceiving and unusual large fluorite and calcite combination from the Annabel Lee Mine. The densely mounded moderately lustrous and translucent cubes, to 2.5 cm, look to be mostly deep grape-purple and have striking, unusual, modified stepped-growth corners. The rich sprinkling of glassy calcite scalenohedrons is a super accessory. Backlighting reveals the surprise in the cubes, as they have amber cores. Unusual large bi-colored fluorite and calcite from the Ross Lillie Collection # 0757 from mined from pillar robbing in August, 1995.

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