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MD-38111
Sphalerite, Calcite
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Cabinet, 11.8 x 11.0 x 4.7 cm
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A DRAMATIC and AESTHETIC Elmwood CABINET plate of highly lustrous "ruby-jack" sphalerite crystals on matrix with a beautifully set 2.3 cm, doubly terminated, glassy, light amber calcite crystal. Elmwood specimens of this quality are rapidly disappearing, with the recent closing of the mine. Excellent material from the Lewadny Collection. 11.8 x 11.0 x 4.7 cm