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Object Name |
Fluorite |
Object Description |
Specimen is a cluster of dark purple cubic fluorite (largest cube is approximately 1 cm) crystals with clear crystalline quartz. This sample is included in the Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. and can be found on page 38. |
Collector |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Place of Origin |
Illinois/Gallatin County/Shawneetown |
Rock type |
Mineral |
Chemical Comp |
Calcium fluoride |
Crystal System |
Isometric |
Sp Grav. |
3.0-3.2 |
Hardness |
4 |
Luster |
Vitreous/Glassy |
Streak |
White |
Fracture |
Uneven |
People |
Gibbes, Lewis Reeves, 1810-1894 |
Search Terms |
Catalogue of the Collection of Minerals in the College of S. C. |
Dimensions |
H-1.61 W-4 L-4.48 cm |
Catalog Number |
8387 |