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Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

Calcite (twinned crystals) from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 66188
Mineral:Calcite (twinned crystals)
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Superb cluster of transparent golden-orange scalenohedral calcite crystals that are twinned on the C-axis with the twin plane distinctly visible. These calcite crystals are exceptionally transparent and have rich color not common from this locality. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:11x7x7 cm
Crystals:15-100 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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