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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 28834
Mineral:Fluorite with Sphalerite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Transparent crystals of purple fluorite up to 9 mm mixed with translucent, brown sphalerite crystals up to 4 mm, with minor crystals of colorless calcite. The crystals cover the front, wrap over the top and down the rear. This mine has been closed.
Overall Size:12x8x6 cm
Crystals:.5-10 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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