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Fluorite on Dolomite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Fluorite on Dolomite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite on Dolomite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite on Dolomite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite on Dolomite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 76975
Mineral:Fluorite on Dolomite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Lustrous 12 mm transparent purple cubic fluorite crystal on translucent white rhombohedral dolomite crystals to 2 mm. The surfaces of the fluorite crystal are composed of many smaller parallel crystal faces. Originally acquired from the Neal A. Pfaff (1947–2013) on 12 August 1995
Overall Size:19x15x15 mm
Crystals:1-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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