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Benstonite on Fluorite
specimen number:
2032005
location:
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA
description:
Creamy slightly yellowish platy crystals of benstonite measuring to 0.6 cm in size stacked neatly in top of a yellow crystallized fluorite matrix. The benstonite crystals form stalactitic groupings coming off the matrix as long as 3.0 cm in height. A few minor ones on the backside are not complete as seen, the prominent one is. Measures 7.5 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm in size. Very fine example for this rare barium carbonate. Shipping weight: 0.77 pounds.
Size: 7.5 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm (small-cabinet)
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