JPK31 Witherite
Minerva No. 1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Hardin Co., Illinois, united States
6.9x 6.0x 3.7 cm
$265
A group of witherite crystals on matrix, from the classic Flourspar District of Illinois.
Although the mines in this area are best known for fluorite, they also produced a number of exceptional carbonate minerals-- witherite, strontianite and benstonite, to name a few.
The last mine in the area closed in 1994.
