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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 70520
Mineral:Fluorite on Sphalerite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Lustrous transparent cubic fluorite crystals on translucent brown sphalerite. The fluorite crystal has a blue-gray core with dark purple outer zones and the surfaces are composed of smaller parallel cubic crystal faces. Two corners are cleaved.
Overall Size:25x21x18 mm
Crystals:18 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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