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Jordi Fabre
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 Posted: Oct 21, 2010 11:46 Post subject: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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Tennessee, the "Volunteer State"
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Fluorite with Calcite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Mined about 1993
Specimen size: 4.9 × 4.6 × 3 cm.
Main crystal size: 1.7 × 1.2 cm.
Former Jan Buma collection - Number 930702
Minor fluorescence long & short UV
Photo: Reference Specimens |
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chris
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2010 12:03 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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Elmwood cannot be Elmwood without its beautiful calcites...
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Calcite on Baryte & Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Specimen size: 13 × 10 × 9 cm.
Main crystal size: 10 × 5.5 x 5 cm.
Photo : Richard Jackson |
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Oct 21, 2010 12:27 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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| chris wrote: | | Elmwood cannot be Elmwood without its beautiful calcites... |
A very nice specimen!!
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GneissWare
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| Posted: Oct 22, 2010 14:34 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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I posted some of these previously but they fit here.
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Fluorite with Galena, Sphalerite, Baryte and Bitumen
Elmwood Mine
Middle Tennessee District
Carthage
Smith County, Tennessee
United States of America
9.0 x 14.0 x 6.5 cm overall |
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Fluorite on Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine
Middle Tennessee District
Carthage
Smith County, Tennessee
United States of America
13.0 x 9.5 cm overall |
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Baryte and Sphalerite on Dolomite
Elmwood Mine
Middle Tennessee District
Carthage
Smith County, Tennessee
United States of America
12.0 x 14.5 cm overall
7.5 cm Sphalerite |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2010 12:39 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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The following three minerals are all from Ducktown, Polk Co.,
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Malachite
2.5 x 5.0 cm
With a very old unnamed label |
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rweaver
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2010 12:41 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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From Ducktown, Polk Co.,
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rweaver
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| Posted: Oct 23, 2010 12:47 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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Former collections of University of Chicago, Dan Elrling with old labels. From Ducktown, Polk Co.,
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Copper
Burra Burra Mine
2.2 x 3.1 cm |
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Jim Prentiss
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Location: Ohio
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| Posted: Apr 24, 2011 19:21 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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Hello Everyone,
Here is my entry from Tennessee.
jimp
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| Here is both Baryte (Strontian variety) and ruby jack Sphalerite from the Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. The feild of veiw is about 1 1/2" (3.81 cm). |
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GneissWare
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Location: California
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| Posted: Oct 18, 2011 20:44 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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From Elmwood.
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Calcite with Sphalerite on Calcite
Elmwood Mine, Middle Tennessee District, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
160 x 140 x 117 mm
A lustrous, twinned crystal of golden Calcite measuring 107 x 83 x 36 mm is perched on a plate of limestone matrix covered with sparkling,
clear scalenahedrons of Calcite. Bright rich-red Sphalerite crystals to 14 mm generously cover the specimen |
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Tobi
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| Posted: Jul 22, 2012 06:49 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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The classic stuff from Elmwood Mine:
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Calcite
Elmwood Mine, Middle Tennessee District, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Specimen width 85 mm |
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Fluorite on sphalerite
Elmwood Mine, Middle Tennessee District, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Specimen width 100 mm |
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John Nash
Joined: 24 Jun 2011
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Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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| Posted: Jul 22, 2012 19:54 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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Here's a couple of my favorite Elmwood calcites.
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Calcite
Elmwood, Tennessee, USA
overall size 33.5 X 22 cm
A 15 cm calcite and several smaller golden calcites actually glue two pieces of limestone together. |
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Calcite
Elmwood, Tennessee, USA
16.5 cm
A great, gemmy calcite, perfect color. |
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: Jan 01, 2013 13:50 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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More from Tennessee, a large Baryte with Sphalerite from Elmwood Mine.
The specimen and the photo are from Jaume Vilalta and it was published here, in the Spanish Forum
Thank you Jaume!
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Baryte with Sphalerite
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
17 x 14 x 10 cm.
Photo & Specimen: Jaume Vilalta |
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Don Lum
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Location: Arkansas
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| Posted: Jan 06, 2013 14:00 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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Elmwood specimen
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Fluorite, Calcite, Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine Tennessee USA
12.5 x 7.5 x 6.5 cm |
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Calcite, Sphalerite
Elmwood Mine Tennessee USA
22 x 21 x 18 cm |
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am mizunaka
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Location: USA
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| Posted: Mar 09, 2013 03:48 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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An etched fluorite with Baryte.
A high resolution version of the back side is available here:
https://www.mindat.org/xpic.php?fname=0911117001362819455.jpg
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Fluorite and Baryte
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
5.4 x 5.2 cm |
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Turbo
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Location: Delaware
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| Posted: Mar 13, 2013 08:09 Post subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Tennessee |
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This is a piece I bought recently and thought I'd add to the Tennessee thread. The matrix is coated with tiny calcites and large and small sphalerites all around. You can't see from this angle, but on the underside are a few cubes of galena. Excuse my poor photography.
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Calcite, sphalerite and galena on limestone matrix
Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee
10x10x9 cm
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