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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 73187
Mineral:Calcite (C-axis twinned crystals)
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Lustrous golden-orange calcite translucent core and deep-orange transparent outer zones. The main termination tip exhibits unusual crystal faces (second-order pyramidal faces?). The calcite crystals are twinned on the C-axis with twin plane visible. Collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:12.5x8x7 cm
Crystals:30-90 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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