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Large yellow Fluorite Galena from Southern IL
Large yellow Fluorite Galena from Southern IL: Large yellow Fluorite Galena from Southern IL: This specimen is not for sale, and was archived from an external source for the purpose of preserving and sharing its geologic, geographic, and collector value. ... 1963 from Mahoning mine #1 located North of CaveinRock, Illinois. This specimen ......
Why was Fluorite chosen to be state mineral of Illinois?
Southern Illinois was once the leading producer of the mineral fluorite in the nation. Cheaper sources of fluorite worldwide led to the demise of fluorite mining in the region....
How can I find Bureau of Mines publications?
After 85 years of service, the Bureau of Mines (USBM) closed in 1996. Certain functions, such as the collection, analysis, and dissemination of minerals information, have been returned to the Geological Survey. ... A phosphate mine tailing pile taken in the Southern Coastal Plain Ecoregion (FL) in July 2006. July 31, 2002....
fluorite mining question
Major deposits of fluorite have been mined in the Southern IllinoisWestern For questions, information or to reserve the Rose Clare Community Room, call Contact Us The Sterling Hill Mining Museum...
The miners called it 'just spar': Author Herb Russell ...
Why did Southern Illinois' mines go out of business? Where is fluorspar mined today? ... Fluorite (also called fluorspar) is a mineral that was mined in Rosiclare. Mining begain in Rosiclare in ......
Barite Balls on Purple Fluorite Mineral Specimen from Cave ...
Here is an exceptionally attractive purple fluorite mineral specimen from CaveinRock, Illinois! What makes it unique are the small, yellow barite balls scattered around the fluorite crystals. The fluorite itself is a grapecolored conglomeration of over a dozen cubes....
Chicago Rocks Minerals Society
Chicago Rocks Minerals Society, Chicago, IL We study, disseminate, and promote interest in the earth sciences. ... One major difficulty lies with the fact that a large part of my southern Illinois minerals list no specific mine for their origin. ... Purple fluorite from the ALCOA mine glows a medium blue under long wave. Grayish light ......
Fluorite (fluorescent) on Sphalerite (Ross Lillie Coll ...
Description:High quality sphalerite specimens are RARE from this famous Southern Illinois fluorite mine, even though sphalerite was mined for zinc at various times. Beautiful, gem skyblue fluorite cubes, to cm, have lightly frosted faces and occasional purple edge phantoms....
Purple Fluorite Meaning and Uses | Crystal Vaults
Rare artifacts of Fluorite have also been unearthed in America, in cultivated fields and burial sites of the southern Illinoiswestern Kentucky Fluorspar region. These remarkable carvings date from the Mississippian Moundbuilders era, between 900 and 1650, and reflect the native peoples of the Mississippi Valley....
Fluorite Weinrich Minerals
A classic southern Illinois fluorite specimen of much higher quality than most. Extremely glassy and lustrous faces, the interior a dark Amber, with color zones towards the outer edges of the cubic crystals going from purple to a beautiful blue....
Fluorite Georgia State University
The large fluorite sample bove is about 50 cm across and is from Hardin County, Illinois. This region of southern Illinois was a major producer of fluorite from 1835 to 1995, providing a fluorite resource for steelmaking. At right is a section of that sample to show more detail about the crystal formation....
Illinois State Museum Geology Section Google+
Fluorite was named the official Illinois State Mineral in 1965 and Illinois remained the largest exporter of fluorite in the United States until the Southern Illinois mine closure in 1995. Fluorite is found worldwide and the largest deposits in the are found in the Midwest....
Digital Rockhound's Companion Site: Fluorite Locations in ...
Nov 07, 2009· PACIFIC FLUORITE MINE: SAN BERNARDINO: N/A: : PATTERSON MINING DISTRICT: MONO: N/A: ... (24) Idaho (3) Illinois (1) Indiana (2) Iowa (2) ... Fluorite Locations in California; Barite Locations for New Jersey; White Elephant Mine....
Fluorite Weinrich Minerals
Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA description: An exceptional gorgeous classic southern Illinois specimen showing deep intense blue, with internal purple color zoning, cubic crystals of fluorite measuring to cm on edge over the front of an x x cm fluorite matrix....
Gem and Mineral Show piques collectors' curiosity | Local ...
He said he came to Marion hoping to find some green fluorite that is indigenous to Southern Illinois. Fluorite mines can be found in Rosiclare and CaveInRock. "I found some, but it was a little ......
Minerals – Tagged "State_Illinois" – Northstar Minerals
Fluorite with Malachite, Rosiclare Level, Main Ore Body, Denton Mine, OzarkMahoning Company, Harris Creek District, Southern Illinois, Mined Aug. 1994, Small Cabinet cm x cm x ....
Calcite on FluoriteMinerva Mine States Mineral Specimen ...
A couple honey colored fluorite scalenohedrons on dark purple fluorite crystals. Classic southern Illinois material, from an area whose last mine closed in 1995. My show label had a 200 price tag....
The Khyber Mineral Company Collections
A selection of fluorite specimens from a recent find at the Xiayang Mine (the same locality notable for the purple tanzanitecolored fluorites). ... I have not seen this color from anywhere else not even the brightest blues from Southern Illinois have the same glow that is added by the combination of green, yellow, and bluish zones that some ......
The IllinoisKentucky Fluorite District, Hicks Dome, and ...
The IllinoisKentucky Fluorite District, Hicks Dome, and Garden the Gods in southeastern Illinois and northwestern Kentucky ... with the largest deposits however existing in southern Illinois and ......
Minerva#1 Mine mos's Fluorite
Denton mine, Harris Creek SubDistrict, Illinois Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA ... Rosiclare Level, Victory Mine, Spar Mountain Area, CaveinRock District, Southern Illinois ... May the FLUORITE be with YOU!...
Magma Minerals – Fluorite Elmwood Mine USA
and this incredible colour fluorite China. Never miss new minerals again? Receive the newsletter, your will be the first to know that there is a new update, show calendar, important announcements and news. ... Elmwood Mine USA, Fluorite Illinois USA, and asthetic minerals worldwide....
Marin Mineral Company Bill Caspers Fluorite Collection
BC8 Fluorite 1250 SOLD Minerva Mine, CaveinRock Dist., Illinois large cabinet 17 x 9 x 6 cm ex. Bill Caspers Unusual formation of etched yellow and purple cubic Fluorite. Some areas show pitted yellow Fluorite where the outer purple zone completely etched away with other areas where the outlines of the original cubic crystals remain....
Hardin County Illinois Online : Fluorspar Festival
Welcome to Hardin County Illinois Online! Discover what Hardin County has to offer. Browse Our Site: Events. Home ... which is also the State Mineral of Illinois. Each year, the Festival highlights and brings back memories of days gone by. ... photo contest, food and craft vendors, barbeque, open house at the American Fluorite Museum, local ......
Sold Fluorite from Denton Mine, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA ...
An exceptional gorgeous classic southern Illinois specimen showing deep intense blue, with internal purple color zoning, cubic crystals of fluorite measuring to cm on edge over the front of an x x cm fluorite matrix....