Hemimorphite

Locality: Hickory Cane Mine, Marion, Illinois - Kentucky Fluorspar District, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, USA

Hemimorphite (with calcite powder between crystals giving it a striped appearance) from the dumps of the Hickory Cane mine. A variety of colors of this mineral have been found. Specimens are often associated with galena and cerussite, indicating they came from are area between 160 - 240 feet underground, where a galena zone occurred. Specimen was collected in May or October, 1998. Alan Goldstein specimen (1908) and photo. FOV = 5 mm.

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