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Barite over Sphalerite and Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

 
Barite over Sphalerite and Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Barite over Sphalerite and Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Barite over Sphalerite and Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 80963
Mineral:Barite over Sphalerite and Fluorite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Lustrous translucent pale-yellow barite crystals in a 60 mm hemispherical formation over an earlier generation of translucent brown-black sphalerite and transparent purple fluorite. Under magnification the barite is seen to be aggregates of thin blades. Ex. Miller #M227; collected ca. 1995
Overall Size:6x6x4 cm
Crystals:micro
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