DENTON MINE COLOR ZONING GONE WILD

DENTON MINE COLOR ZONING GONE WILD.

THIS ONE IS A STUNNER.

An incredible old-school Fluorite from the Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois absolutely loaded with color — a glowing golden-yellow body surrounded by electric blue, purple and flashes of pink along the edges. Backlit, the zoning just EXPLODES.

The label describes it as light-purple transparent Fluorite over yellow etched Fluorite, with depressed central areas, plus Chalcopyrite and a green coating of unknown composition. An additional label identifies Malachite, Chalcopyrite and Calcite associations.

And then there’s the provenance…

Ex. A.J. & S. Koster Collection — No. 00667 Acquired May 17, 1995 Acquired from North Star Minerals Later Paul Siegel / Weinrich Minerals, Inc.

A killer Illinois Fluorite with the COLOR, character and collection history I absolutely love.

YELLOW. BLUE. PURPLE. PINK.

Old-school Denton Mine HEAT.

Denton Mine, Hardin County, Illinois, USA