Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72634
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| Mineral: | Fluorite
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| Locality: | Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee |
| Description: | Two intersecting purple-gray cubic fluorite crystals that have small purple subsurface spots on the outer faces. The surfaces of the fluorite crystal are composed of smaller parallel cubic faces. Small inclusions fluoresce green under UV illumination. Collected ca. 1995 |
| Overall Size: | 11x10x5 cm |
| Crystals: | 75-80 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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