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Rosiclare, Hardin Co., IL

Mineral locality Documented siteGray area

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: barite, galena, sphalerite.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: fluorspar mining town, IL-KY district

Rosiclare (home of the Clement Mineral Museum) is a documented center of the fluorite district.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Old mine sites, dumps

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