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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

DESCRIPTION:No. 77715
Mineral:Calcite twinned crystals
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Superb crystal of transparent orange calcite with exceptional internal clarity. The calcite is twinned on the C-axis with twin plane visible running though the formation. The calcite crystal is scalenohedral form with many secondary faces on the tip. Collected ca. 1990
Overall Size:4.5x3x2.5 cm
Crystals:32 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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