  Very large fluorite. (External Sample) 
This is a huge, flat slab of fluorite crystals from the (now closed) mines in Southern Illinois.  It is illuminated from the opposite side to show the translucence of the crystals. 
Location: John Gray's Collection 
Photographed: 3 December, 2004 
Size: 24" 
Composition: CaF2
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