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Galena : PbS, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S, Fluorite : CaF2, Calcite : CaCO3 | |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA 9 x 8 x 4 cm. specimen of dark violet Fluorite cubes to 1 cm. in pockets in Galena-Sphalerite-fluorite ore, with sharp cuboctahedral Galena Crystals to 2 cm, and small, brilliant gemmy yellow Sphalerites up to 4 mm. |
| Photo ID: 17408 View Count: 455 | |
Galena : PbS, Fluorite : CaF2 | |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA A large, stepped-habit cubic galena crystal, 6 cm on edge, with several smaller cube-octahedral galena crystals to one side. Scattered about the top are several pale purple cubic fluorite crystals with silky luster. 8x7x7 cm overall size. Recovered ca. 1993 from the Bahama Pod orebody. |
| © 2008 Jesse Fisher | Photo ID: 161597 View Count: 119 |
Galena : PbS, Fluorite : CaF2 | |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA An almost completely dissolved Fluorite crystal capped with glistening mound of Galena crystals. specimen size = 7 x 7.5 x 2.7 cm. |
| © Russell G. Rizzo | Photo ID: 111002 View Count: 102 |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA A very aesthetic specimen of a metallic grey cube of Galena (2.5cm wide) with modified corners, on a translucent purple Fluorite. White elongate doubly terminated Calcite crystals to 1cm long are scattered over the Fluorite. Minor Galena and gemmy brown Sphalerite is intergrown on one edge of the Fluorite. The Fluorite mines in Illinois are now ... |
| © Kristalle and Crys | Photo ID: 111795 View Count: 93 |
Galena : PbS, Sphalerite : (Zn,Fe2+)S | |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Cubic galena crystals to 1.2 cm across with octahedral corner modifications associated with brownish-black sphalerite and purple fluorite. 3.0 x 4.7 cm. Recovered from the sub-Rosiclare level in June 1992. Michael Shaw Collection. |
| © Michael Shaw | Photo ID: 172971 View Count: 64 |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Pretty translucent purple color zoned cubic fluorite crystals are mostly coated by sparkling lustrous lead gray galena crystals averaging 0.3 cm in size. This is naturally crystallized all around, being a floater crystal grouping. In very good condition damage-wise. Ref: The Mineralogical Record, 28:1. Size: 7.5 x 6.5 x 6.1 cm. |
| © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals | Photo ID: 265115 View Count: 9 |
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Denton mine, Goose Creek Mine Group, Harris Creek Sub-District, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA Very good for the species at this mining district! A 7.2 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm matrix is covered by sparkling black sphalerite crystals. Scattered over these are sharp cubic galena crystals to 1.6 cm on edge and purple fluorite to 1.6 cm. Very clean of damage overall. Ex Peter Gillis collection. |
| © Dan & Diana Weinrich Minerals | Photo ID: 267453 View Count: 6 |
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