Nice specimen with superb zoning you can see when back-lit in the close-up.  Deep purple lustrous pair of cubes with the largest 3.5 cm looks darker when not backlit.  Some rubbing on the corners is all that keep this from perfection. $60 

Nice group of  zoned fluorite crystals with sharp edges and good luster.  Minor white calcite and barite in association.  $30 Reserved

Outstanding 5 cm cube with small 1-2 mm chalcopyrite crystals partially to completely included in the crystal.   This nicely zoned piece is interesting because it shows how much the zoning can vary from one crystal face to another.  Several calcite crystals to 1.5 cm form a group near the base.  This ones in excellent condition with only some small 1 mm or less  chips on one edge.  $70 SOLD

Fine gemmy pale blue fluorite with a great purple phantom and good sized (nearly 3 mm) chalcopyrite crystals on and trapped as inclusions in the fluorite.  Some calcite crystals are  scattered about the sides and bottom.   These and the fluorite crystal faces on all sides attest that this piece was broken from the matrix underground and later continued to crystallize.  Top photo shows backlit with natural light.  An unusual color for the location.   $85

Nice cluster of sharp pale violet crystals with a preferential coating of barite crystals.  Spear shaped barite crystals up to 7 mm long provide a nice contrast with the fluorite.  The barite and fluorite are in excellent condition and would make a fine addition to any Southern Illinois suite.    $50

Very sharp group of cubes with awesome color when backlit.  The white reflection in the lower right of the full view is the only damage.  There is only a small nick but the internal cleave is reflecting my camera lights like crazy.  Not nearly as noticable in normal light.  $200

Super lustrous piece of yellow fluorite with a thin top layer of incomplete purple.  This piece was heavily etched from below leaving just the edges and corners of the crystals.  These pieces are highly sought after by S. Illinois collectors and resemble what is sometimes called a Carthage corner from Elmwood.   $45 SOLD

Super inclusions inside yellow fluorite.  A couple of nicked corners but overall in very good condition.   $150

Very dark purple cubes sitting next to a couple of mounds of barite.  Little white micro calcites add a nice effect.  The larger amber calcites shown on the left have some damage but it doesn't detract when displayed.  $15 Reserved

Slender amber brown spike-like crystals of calcite on a base of etched sphalerite.  The spiky calcite crystals are notorious for damage and these are in much better than average condition.  $25

The mines of Southern Illinois have a lot of natural hydrocarbons in them and sometimes they coat the specimen.  This piece has a dark black coating of bitumen covering most of it's surface giving the fluorite a shiny black look in reflected light.  With some back-lighting however, you can see the gemmy yellow fluorite lying beneath.  This coating can be cleaned off in gasoline but I think it adds adds a nice effect so I left it on.  This piece would make an excellent addition to a Southern Illinois Fluorite suite.  Minor dings to some corners keeps this under three figures.  $70

Nice zoned group of crystals with lots of chalcopyrite.   My full view shot got overwritten.  I will try to get another posted later. $75

Super cityscape covers the surface of this blue and purple zoned fluorite.  Small white 3-4 mm barite crystals sparsely scattered on front and back of the fluorite indicating the piece is a floater.  This piece is in excellent condition and displays well.  $100

Very deep purple lustrous cubes to 4 cm make up the entire specimen.  Some small dogtooth calcites are scattered about for accent.  One major chip on the crystal to the left center of the picture and a couple of other minor ones.  Still a nice larger display piece for $45

Numerous sharp and gemmy pale purple cubes lie on a bed of lustrous sphalerite.  Nice display piece in excellent condition.  $70

Light purple gemmy cubes cover the porous limestone matrix.  This large piece is in excellent condition and displays well.  $80

Very attractive specimen with gemmy pale lavender cubes completely covering the surface.  This pretty piece is a display bargain because although there are damaged cubes that keep the price down they don't show easily.  $25

Old-Timer likely from Minerva Mine with the rose purple color the Japanese go crazy over.  Several nicked corners but sharp edges to the crystals.  $100

Very unusual pale almost colorless lilac crystal corner.   This one is a very old piece and looks like it may have come from the Gaskins Mine which is one of the few older workings which were in Pope County.  Neat triangular pattern from the zoning visible on the bottom.  This piece is also fluorescent which is not common in Southern Illinois fluorite.  $40

A group of nice nailhead calcites at the base of a yellow fluorite corner with  a thin layer of blue on the outside.  There are a couple of internal cleaves  of the fluorite and only one chip on the display area of the fluorite.  Very attractive.  $50

This piece justed missed making it in the large specimens page.  Very aesthetic with white barite on a large stairtepped purple (at least 5 zones of purple visible when backlit) on yellow zoned cube.  In good condition with minor broken barite crystals and some rubs on fluorite.  Very nice display piece.  $75

Nice 2+ cm crystal spikes going in all directions with a cast of a fluorite crystal on the bottom.   This piece is in good condition espicially for these easily broken crystals.   $35