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Sphalerite on Quartz from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Sphalerite on Quartz from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite on Quartz from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite on Quartz from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite on Quartz from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 40216
Mineral:Sphalerite on Quartz
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Highly lustrous translucent red-brown sphalerite crystals up to 16 mm across on matrix coated on front and rear with colorless quartz crystals up to 2 mm across. Both front and rear have sphalerite crystal groups.
Overall Size:7.5x4.5x3.5 cm
Crystals:1-16 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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