Fluorite from Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA - image 1
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Fluorite from Minerva No. 1 Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA

Ross Lillie Collection RCL #1197

Ross Lillie comment on label …

"Casts after Barite. RE: perm. Coll. Fine specimen."

Ross Lillie email 9.18.18 ...

Provenance: sold to Ross Lillie in district.

Note: yellow fluorite cast after barite very similar to Ozark-Mahoning workings specimens in North Green and East Green Mine ore bodies. Excellent specimen.

Product details

SpeciesFluoriteBariteChalcopyrite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.3 x 7.4 x 6.3 cm
Added on09/02/2026
LocalityUSA, Illinois, Minerva No. 1 Mine
RepairsNone

Current owner

Kim & Dona Niederman Collection
Kim & Dona Niederman Collection
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Acquired
Sep 2018
1 for sale·Member since 2025

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Ross C. LillieNot disclosed
RCL #1197

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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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