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Fluorite and Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Fluorite and Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite and Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 33447
Mineral:Fluorite and Sphalerite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Two pink-purple fluorite crystals up to 10 mm with a complex cluster of translucent brown sphalerite crystals up to 9 mm on a dolomite-coated plate of matrix. Minute damage is visible under magnification.
Overall Size:5x4.5x3 cm
Crystals:1-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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