Gemmy color-zoned Fluorite (fluorescent) ex Ross Lillie Coll.

Rosiclare Level, Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois
Small Cabinet, 9.7 x 7.0 x 4.3 cm
Start Time: 06/01/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 06/08/2017 6:30:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Pretty gemmy color-zoned fluorite cubes intergrown on burnt lime matrix on the aesthetic small cabinet from the Denton Mine. The glassy and lustrous cubes, to 2.6 cm, with frosted stepped-growth faces have fine violet interior and edge phantoms with pretty sky-blue color between. Ex Ross Lillie Collection # 1151. Collected in 1993 in advance mining by Wendell Smith. "Fine example of spar on burnt lime." Moderate purple fluorescence. Valued at $700.

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