{"product_id":"calcite-tri-state-mining-district","title":"Calcite Tri-State Mining District","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA golden yellow Calcite crystal collected pre-1970, from the famous Tri-State Mining District, USA. This mineral specimen features crisp terminations, a scalenohedral or \"Stellar Beam\" Calcite shape, and golden orange-yellow color.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe Tri-State Mining District encompasses nearly 2,000 square miles of lead and zinc deposits in the southeastern corner of Kansas, southwestern Missouri, and northeastern Oklahoma.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eWith thousands of small-scale shallow mines historically present throughout this region, the area is often labeled as \"Tri-State Mining District\". This area not only produced important ore, but some fabulous mineral specimens over it's 120 year mining history from the early 1850's until the early 1970's.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDue to the shallow depth of the deposit, and its proximity to the equally shallow water-table, the mines in this region are no longer accessible to collecting due to flooding and cave-in's. Making pre-1970's specimens like this true collector pieces.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis specimen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003edisplays well from multiple angles, and even fluoresces under UV light!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unearthed Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67617535721702,"sku":"26DF69","price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2264\/7069\/files\/Calcite-Tri-State-Mining-District-26DF69e.jpg?v=1791042538","url":"https:\/\/www.unearthedstore.com\/products\/calcite-tri-state-mining-district","provider":"Unearthed Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}