2.9" Purple Cubic Fluorite Crystals on Sphalerite - Elmwood Mine

Purple Cubic Fluorite Crystals on Sphalerite - Elmwood Mine #244241

This is a gorgeous specimen of purple cubic fluorite crystals that are naturally associated with lustrous black sphalerite crystals. This natural association comes from the Elmwood Mine in Carthage, Tennessee. The entire specimen measures 2.9 x 2.2", and the largest fluorite cube is .55" wide.

It comes with an acrylic display stand.

The Elmwood Mine is a zinc mine in Carthage, Tennessee that opened in 1969. It then closed for many years, only to be reopened in 2010. It has produced many world class specimens of fluorite, calcite, barite, and galena over the years. Specimens used to be plentiful as miners were allowed to recover specimens, but collecting is strictly prohibited by the new mine owners. They've gone to great lengths to prevent the mining of specimens, including blasting crystal pockets or filling them with slurry.

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