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MD-154869
Fluorite, Sphalerite
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Small Cabinet, 7.9 x 6.9 x 6.4 cm
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With the mines now closed, Elmwood specimens are getting harder and harder to find. Here you have a monster compound crystal of sphalerite, with individual distinct crystal forms measuring over 4 cm across and ornate, sparkly microfaces - with a cluster of purple fluorites to 1.4 cm. This is a classic Elmwood combo; sphalerite is an ore of zinc, and was the reason for the mining there.