Yellow fluorite with thin purple surface zone, 17.7 cm, from the Minerva No. 1 mine, Hardin County, Illinois. Ex Jim Gebel collection, exhibited at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science; László Kupi photo.
A collector's guide to Minerva No. 1 Mine, USA: its geology, mining history and notable minerals, illustrated with the 725 specimens documented from this locality on EarthWonders.
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