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Illinois
Cave-in-Rock District, Hardin Co., IL
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: sphalerite, galena, barite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: Illinois-Kentucky fluorspar district (state mineral)
Hardin County fluorite district is Illinois' state mineral source, world-famous and heavily documented on mindat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Abandoned shafts, unstable dumps
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