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Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

 
Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

Photo below under longwave ultraviolet illumination:
Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 81073
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage. Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Large cluster of lustrous cubic fluorite crystals with surfaces composed of many smaller parallel cubic faces. The fluorite crystals have a thin pale-purple outer layer over colorless to pale-yellow core. Fluorescent under UV: SW=pale yellow, LW=violet. Ex. Miller #M237; collected ca. 1981
Overall Size:11x9x8 cm
Crystals:22-50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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