Fluorite – Etched Crystal from the Elmwood Mine, Tennessee

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This fluorite crystal is from the Elmwood Mine in Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, Ba-F-Pb-Zn District, Tennessee, US. This mine contains three shafts called the Elmwood, Cumberland, and Gordonsville. It has an entry slope called the Stonewall. They contain eleven different minerals including sphalerite which is the main ore mineral. The fluorite is a common gangue mineral associated with the sphalerite. This crystal has an irregular shape and complex etched and recrystallized surfaces. The piece measures 1 5/8 x 13/16 x 13/16 inches or 41 x 21 x 20 mm.

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Weight6 oz