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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 71709
Mineral:Fluorite and Calcite on Sphalerite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Lustrous 12 mm transparent purple cubic fluorite crystal and scalenohedral 12 mm pale-yellow calcite crystal on dark-brown sphalerite. The surfaces of the fluorite crystal is composed of smaller parallel crystal faces. One corner is cleaved.
Overall Size:23x22x17 mm
Crystals:12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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