6" Giant Twinned Calcite Crystal - Elmwood Mine

Giant Twinned Calcite Crystal - Elmwood Mine #209749

Here is a large, gemmy, twinned calcite crystal from the world-famous Elmwood mine in Tennessee. This large crystal, a second, smaller crystal, and a plethora of even smaller calcite crystals are perched atop a rock matrix lined with druzy quartz and clumps of feathery, fibrous white celestine. This is a truly phenomenal specimen!

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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