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Calcite on Limestone from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Calcite on Limestone from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite on Limestone from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 32365
Mineral:Calcite on Limestone
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Large specimen of doubly-terminated golden calcite crystals perched upright on limestone matrix that was skillfully trimmed to stand upright without support. This is a very dramatic cluster. The calcite crystal bottom tip is incomplete (hard to see). Ex. M. Jensen
Overall Size:17x18x8 cm
Crystals:13 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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