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MD-246431
Sphalerite
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Central Tennessee Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Cabinet, 11.5 x 7.4 x 7.4 cm
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Highly lustrous and gemmy, twinned sphalerite crystals richly and aesthetically cover the mounded limestone matrix coated with sparkly dolomite. This fine cabinet specimen is from the Elmwood Mine and comes from the John Barlow Collection. Nearly pristine.

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