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Fluorite with etched sector-zoned interior from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

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DESCRIPTION:	No. 77658
Mineral:	Fluorite with etched sector-zoned interior
Locality:	Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:	Large edge of a lustrous transparent purple cubic fluorite crystal that dissolved from the inside following internal sector-zones. These unusual formations are normally found as only single, pointed corners. But this has two corner points (rare). Ex. William Bill Severance (1931-2023) collection; originally acquired from Victor Yount in 1984; ex. Jerry Manning; exhibited in American Mineral Treasures (Tucson, 2008); illustrated in Mineral Collections of the Northeast (2016)
Overall Size:	12x6.5x6.5 cm
Crystals:	120 mm
Archived:	For reference only

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