AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Tennessee > Sphalerite with Calcite |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 35785 |
Mineral: | Sphalerite with Calcite |
Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee |
Description: | Limestone matrix plate crowned with translucent lustrous red-brown sphalerite crystals up to 15 mm with overgrowth of transparent orange calcite crystals (that fluoresce under UV illumination) up to 10 mm. Minute damage to a few crystals. |
Overall Size: | 9x9x5 cm |
Crystals: | 3-15 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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