SOLD Fluorite, Rosiclare Level Cross-Cut Orebody Minerva #1 Mine, Ozark-Mahoning Company, Cave-in-Rock District, Southern Illinois, Mined Feb. 1991, Severance Collection #2003.46, Small Cabinet 6.5 x 7.0 x 8.0 cm, $2500. Online 8/23.
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SOLD Mound of glassy fluorite cubes zoned in rich yellow/brown with light purple and blue rims. Exceptionally sharp faces and edges with multiple chalcopyrite inclusions. Very excellent fluorite from advance mining in the North-West Cross-Cut Orebody in February 1991. Tiny nick on one crystal near edge. Provenance: North Star Minerals (acquired in district 2/91); sold to George Feist in 1991; sold to North Star Minerals 2003; sold to William Severance Detroit Show 10/2003; sold to North Star Minerals 2017 Cincinnati Show.