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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 30930
Mineral:Fluorite and Barite on Sphalerite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Heavy mass of solid sphalerite (really heavy!) with a large cubic purple fluorite crystals to 5 cm and spherical aggregates of yellowish barite up to 3 cm diameter. There is a single, tabular crystal of colorless barite (rare crystal habit) 4.5 cm long.
Overall Size:22x18x14 cm
Crystals:1-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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