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Fluorite District Dumps, Rosiclare and Cave-in-Rock
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Purple, sphalerite, galena and barite on old dumps.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Mississippi Valley type fluorite veins
Fluorite is the Illinois state mineral from this famous district.
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