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Gemmy, Twinned Calcite Crystals on Barite - Elmwood
This is a pair of gemmy, golden, twinned calcite crystal on barite matrix from the famous Elmwood Mine. The beautiful, double terminated crystal measures 2.43" & 1.45" long and have great luster. It's sitting on a matrix made of tiny, hemispherical, barite crystals.
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.
SPECIES
Calcite on Barite
LOCATION
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Tennessee
SIZE
Crystals 2.43" & 1.45", Matrix 4.2x3.2
CATEGORY
ITEM
#33806
