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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 70127
Mineral:Fluorite over Sphalerite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Lustrous bi-colored cubic fluorite crystals to 27 mm over dark-brown sphalerite. The fluorite crystals are yellow-gray with blue-purple outer layers, and the surfaces are composed of smaller parallel cubic faces. Ex. W. Keller #4010, acquired in 2001
Overall Size:6.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:12-27 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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