4.7" Cubic Fluorite, Galena and Sphalerite Association - Elmwood Mine

Cubic Fluorite, Galena and Sphalerite Association - Elmwood Mine #153331

This is a 4.7" wide association of purple cubic fluorite, cubic galena and sphalerite crystals that formed from a druzy quartz encrusted matrix. This specimen was collected from the famous Elmwood mine in Tennessee. The largest fluorite cube is 1.2" wide and small specks of pyrite can be seen within the fluorite. 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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