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Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

 
Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Sphalerite with Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 80327
Mineral:Sphalerite with Fluorite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Showy cluster of highly lustrous transparent dark-brown sphalerite crystals to 30 mm with a 15 mm cubic transparent purple fluorite crystals on the edge. The sphalerite crystals are repeatedly twinned resulting in complex form. Ex. Miller #M275; originally collected ca. 1975
Overall Size:8x4.5x4.5 cm
Crystals:5-30 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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