Mineral Specimen #6126 Fluorite and Sphalerite on Calcite
Pints Quarry, Raymond, Black Hawk Co., Iowa
12.2 x 10.5 x 8.2 cm
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circa 1969
Small cubic crystals of Fluorite are perched on white colored dogtooth Calcite crystals in a vug in limestone matrix. The color of the Fluorite is a light yellow/brown with a slight hint of orange. There are also small, crudely formed Sphalerite crystals perched on the Calcite crystals.
Condition: Good
Flaws: The terminations of a couple the Calcite crystals are slightly chipped.
This mineral is also found in the following galleries: Minerals From the United States | Fluorite | Calcite | Sulfides and Sulfosalts | Minerals Priced Between 50 and 99 Dollars