Fluorite and Galena on Quartz with Sphalerite, Cave-in-Rock District a ttr: Hill-Ledford Mine, Ozark-Maho ning Company, Southern Illinois, Mi ned c. 1960s, Miniature 3.5 x 4.0 x 6.0 cm, $150. Online 11/18/14. SOLD
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Well balanced combination of deep purple fluorite, shiny metallic galena and lustrous black sphalerite all perched on white drusy quartz. A classic specimen attributed to the Hill-Ledford Mine from mining c. 1960s. One other likely location is the Deardorff Mine but in my opinion the quartz is more characteristic of the Hill-Ledford ore body. A fine miniature. One tiny little edge chip on the fluorite. Roy Smith Collection.