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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 57911
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Superb lustrous transparent golden calcite crystals with exceptional internal clarity. The calcite is twinned on the C-axis with twin plane visible running though the formation. The calcite crystal is scalenohedral form with secondary faces on the tips. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:6x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:30-36 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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