#01 Old Stock Barite on Fluorite with Galena from Cave-in-Rock

Description

This specimen weighs 67.3 oz or 4.2 lb (1908g) and measures 6.5 x 5.1 x 2.7″ (16.6 x 13.1 x 6.9cm)

This is a very interesting Old Stock Specimen of White to Wheat colored Barite on a yellow with purple phantom Fluorite that has a few Galena specimens visible.

This super specimen comes with a historic specimen card from a previous collector with the initials BEC and was cataloged in January of 1964 as specimen R569. The specimen has the 569 tag on the back.

Specimens from Cave-in-Rock located in Hardin County, Illinois have been highly sought after specimens since the location was closed many years ago.

This is a large cabinet display specimen

This piece is mildly fluorescent under LW UV light and glows a bluish purple with a high output lamp

The mines were still open in 1964. The mines shutdown and were closed around 1968