Annabel Lee Mine magic

Annabel Lee Mine magic…

This fluorite with calcite from the legendary Annabel Lee Mine in Hardin County, Illinois absolutely glows in the light. The transparency and internal zoning are next level — sharp geometric growth patterns stacked inside a rich lavender-to-electric-purple cube that almost looks digitally rendered.

Then the creamy sculptural calcite draped across the edges takes it over the top. Classic Illinois aesthetics at their finest.

The Annabel Lee Mine produced some truly iconic fluorite specimens during the glory days of the Illinois Fluorspar District, and pieces with this kind of color saturation, clarity, and internal architecture have become incredibly tough to acquire today.

A serious old-school Illinois banger.