Color-zoned Fluorite & Quartz w/ bitumen (RARE - old) Ken Roberts Coll.

Hill Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois
Miniature, 3.3 x 2.6 x 1.6 cm
Start Time: 08/16/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 08/23/2018 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

A RARE, old-time and adorable combination miniature from this less well-known Fluorite District mine. Pretty color-zoned fluorite cubes with satin luster stepped-growth faces are elegantly set in RARE, glassy, preferentially bitumen-included quartz crystals. Purple fluorescence. The noted bruised corner on the main cube has minimal impact to the overall rarity and high quality of this cutie. Probably collected in the 1960s or earlier. Outstanding Hardin County combination material from the Ken Roberts Collection.

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