Fluorite

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Fluorite, 15.1 cm, from the Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin County, Illinois. Photo by Tom Spann.

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SpeciesFluorite

SizeLarge Cabinet

Dimensions15.1 cm

Added on02/13/2026

LocalityUSA, Illinois, Cave-in-Rock

Publications

Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 134

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Mark Hughston

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Mineral guide

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calcium fluoride with a dazzling color range, cubic and octahedral crystals, and UV fluorescence; prized by collectors for Blue John banding.

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Fluorite from Cave-in-Rock, IL USA

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Cave-in-Rock

Cave-in-Rock, Illinois — premier fluorite locality in the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar District, famed for lustrous zoned cubic crystals and Minerva No. 1 herit…

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