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Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

 
Fluorite from Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:No. 9081
Mineral:Fluorite
Locality:Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee
Description:Large complex cubic crystal of fluorite 6 cm across. The center is near-colorless fluorite, outer late-growth is purple. The surface is many 1-2 mm crystal faces in parallel arrangement.Unusual central zone fluoresces yellow under UV light.
Overall Size:8x6x5 cm
Crystals:6 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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