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Sphalerite with Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Sphalerite with Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 51457
Mineral:Sphalerite with Calcite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Brilliantly lustrous translucent dark red-brown sphalerite crystals to 15 mm covering all sides of gray limestone plate with scattered transparent orange scalenohedral calcite crystals to 8 mm on the bottom face. Ex. Larry Krause (1945-2010) collection
Overall Size:9.5x6x4 cm
Crystals:3-15 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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