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Fluorite with Phantoms - Minerva No.1 Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Illinois

Contributed by: Mark Cole
Date: Apr 1st, 2026
Locality: Minerva No. 1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning group, Cave-In-Rock Mining Sub-District, Hardin County, Illinois, USA (See on Mindat)

Description:
Originally posted by Mark Cole on Nature's Rainbows in 2015.

Fluorescence under longwave UV light.
Fluorescence under longwave UV light.

Summary of luminescence responses:

Fluorite (Mindat) (RRUFF)

  • Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: White

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