SOLD Calcite on Fluorite and Sphalerite, Bethel Level attr. M.F. Oxford #7 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Company, Cave-in-Rock District, Southern Illinois, Mined c. 1960's, Ross C. Lillie Collection #RCL2709, Miniature 3.5 x 6.0 x 10.0 cm, $350. Online 8/10.
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Zoned yellow and blue fluorite in combination with lustrous sphalerite and white calcite. Rarely documented locality. A couple of small chips on fluorite. Mined circa 1960s. (Note: ore body may have been West Green Mine as well.) Collection of Wayne Fowler: former Vice President and General Manager of Ozark-Mahoning Company. Entered into Ross C. Lillie database as RCL2709.