Annabel Lee Mine
37.5767° N, 88.1986° W · ± 1 km
Marcasite from Illinois, United States, with photos of specimens from this locality.
Minerals found here
Marcasite at Annabel Lee Mine
Strong metallic contrast on fluorite or calcite from southern Illinois
- Formula
- FeS₂
- Morphology
- Bladed fans and sprays
- Color / luster
- Pale brassy metallic
- Surface features
- Thin leaf-like blades on contrasting crystals
- Twins
- Repeated twins probable in fan aggregates
- Availability
- Scarce
- History
- Historic Harris Creek fluorspar mine; closed in 1995
Sources: SRC-016
Geology of the locality
- Setting
- Fluorspar mine in the Harris Creek sub-district
- Type
- Hydrothermal
- Host rock
- Carbonate rocks
- Region
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
Marcasite is documented with fluorite and calcite; mine closed in 1995. Mine position taken from the Mindat locality page (37°34'36"N 88°11'55"W). The Illinois Mines Wiki gives a position about 1.1 km away.
Sources
- SRC-016 · Database
Marcasite from Annabel Lee Mine, IllinoisMindat.org · Mindat.org - SRC-023 · Database
Annabel Lee Mine, Harris Creek Mining Sub-District - MindatMindat.org · 2026 · Mindat.org
Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.