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Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 41860
Mineral:Calcite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Large crystal of golden calcite with fragments of limestone matrix attached on the underside. The calcite crystal is scalenohedral form, has lustrous faces and varies from translucent to transparent at the termination. Note the small twinned crystals. Ex. Robert C. Lambert (1919-2008) #420
Overall Size:19x11x8 cm
Crystals:1.5-17.0 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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