Bill Caspers Fluorite Collection - North American Specimens


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BC8 - Fluorite $ 1250 (=~ € 1142) SOLD
 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois
large cabinet - 17 x 9 x 6 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc8a.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc8b.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc8c.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc8d.jpg]

Unusual formation of etched yellow and purple cubic Fluorite. Some areas show pitted yellow Fluorite where the outer purple zone completely etched away with other areas where the outlines of the original cubic crystals remain.

BC13 - Fluorite $ 100 (=~ € 91) SOLD
 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois
small cabinet - 5.4 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc13a.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc13b.jpg]

Purple over yellow cubic Fluorite.

BC12 - Fluorite $ 350 (=~ € 320) SOLD
 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois
cabinet - 10 x 6 x 4 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc12a.jpg] Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc12b.jpg]

Yellow cubes of Fluorite with slight hints of purple in the outer layer.

BC11 - Fluorite $ 75 (=~ € 69) SOLD
 Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois
miniature - 4.1 x 3 x 2 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc11a.jpg]

Lustrous yellow cubes to 1.5cm, just a good minature yellow Fluorite.

BC10 - Fluorite $ 90 (=~ € 82) SOLD
 Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois
small cabinet - 5.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc10a.jpg] Fluorite from Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc10b.jpg]

Transparent pale blue crystals with great luster. Crystals are so clear the photographs don't do it justice.

BC9 - Fluorite $ 75 (=~ € 69) SOLD
 Ft. Wayne, Indiana
miniature - 4.2 x 3 x 2.8 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Ft. Wayne, Indiana [db_pics/pics/bc9a.jpg] Fluorite from Ft. Wayne, Indiana [db_pics/pics/bc9b.jpg]

Two transparent yellow cubes to 2.8cm on a small amount of matrix.

BC1 - Fluorite $ 200 (=~ € 183) SOLD
 Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico
cabinet - 14 x 8 x 5 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico [db_pics/pics/bc1a.jpg] Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico [db_pics/pics/bc1b.jpg] Fluorite from Blanchard Mine, Bingham, New Mexico [db_pics/pics/bc1c.jpg]

Rich coverage of light blue cubes to 9mm.

BC7 - Fluorite $ 150 (=~ € 137) SOLD
 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
small cabinet - 6 x 6 x 3 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/bc7a.jpg] Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/bc7b.jpg] Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/bc7c.jpg]

Lustrous, rich purple Fluorite cubes on Sphalerite.

BC6 - Fluorite $ 150 (=~ € 137) SOLD
 Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois
small cabinet - 7.5 x 5.5 x 3.8 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc6a.jpg] Fluorite from Rosiclare Level, Minerva Mine, Cave-in-Rock Dist., Illinois [db_pics/pics/bc6b.jpg]

Yellow Fluorite with an outer purple zone.

BC4 - Fluorite $ 1500 (=~ € 1370) SOLD
 Anabell Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Ilinois
cabinet - 9.5 x 7 x 5 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite from Anabell Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Ilinois [db_pics/pics/bc4a.jpg] Fluorite from Anabell Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Ilinois [db_pics/pics/bc4b.jpg] Fluorite from Anabell Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Ilinois [db_pics/pics/bc4c.jpg] Fluorite from Anabell Lee Mine, Hardin Co., Ilinois [db_pics/pics/bc4d.jpg]

Blue cubes to 4cm with color zoning. Floater specimen with a few tiny Calcite on the backside. These blue Fluorites are the most desirable of the Illinois Fluorites.

BC3 - Spahlerite on Fluorite $ 75 (=~ € 69) SOLD
 Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
small cabinet - 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.8 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Spahlerite on Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/bc3a.jpg] Spahlerite on Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee [db_pics/pics/bc3b.jpg]

Two clusters of translucent Sphalerite crystals atop light purple Fluorite.

BC2 - Fluorite with Celestite $ 150 (=~ € 137) SOLD
 Clay Center, Ohio
miniature - 4.8 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm
ex.  Bill Caspers


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Fluorite with Celestite from Clay Center, Ohio [db_pics/pics/bc2a.jpg] Fluorite with Celestite from Clay Center, Ohio [db_pics/pics/bc2b.jpg]

Brown Fluorite cubes to 1.6cm. Good translucent crystals with excellent luster, accented by Celestite crystals.

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