7" Illinois Fluorite Cluster a78605ff5efeeee5879cb1ad50d4dfd8 Each 8 inch strand of

Each 8 inch strand of natural Blue Topaz  briollettes is top-drilled and faceted into a plump pear shape

Permission to explore this new vug was denied to Father Loren

the earliest Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was discovered in Eurasia

long before dinosaurs existed but went extinct around 250 mya

Whereas most Crinoids either root themselves or are free floating

7" Illinois Fluorite Cluster a78605ff5efeeee5879cb1ad50d4dfd8 Each 8 inch strand ofFluorite is the "State Mineral" of Illinois. Fluorite forms in a variety of colors and is transparent to translucent in clarity. The chemical composition of Fluorite is CaF2, (calcium & fluorine.) The variation in colors are due to trace amounts of other elements replacing the calcium during the crystalline formation. Fluorite is used in a variety of industrial purposes and the overwhelming percentage of Fluorite in the United States was mined in