#01 Old Stock Barite on Fluorite with Galena from Cave-in-Rock
$18.16
$34.5
Description This specimen weighs 67.3 oz or 4.2 lb (1908g) and measures 6.5 x 5.1 x 2.7″ (16.6 x 13.1 x 6.9cm) This is a very interesting Old Stock Specimen of White to Wheat colored Barite on a yellow with purple phantom Fluorite that has a few Galena specimens visible. This super specimen comes with a historic specimen card from a previous collector with the initials BEC and was cataloged in January of 1964 as specimen R569. The specimen has the 569 tag on the back. Specimens from Cave-in-Rock located in Hardin County, Illinois have been highly sought after specimens since the location was closed many years ago. This is a large cabinet display specimen This piece is mildly fluorescent under LW UV light and glows a bluish purple with a high output lamp The mines were still open in 1964. The mines shutdown and were closed around 1968
