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Calcite

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DanZ Rockshop
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Arvada, Colorado, USA
1,814 for sale·31 sold
Here we have an impressively lustrous twinned calcite from the famed Elmwood Mine. The color saturation is impressively grading from a honey yellow into orange at the tips of the crystals. The terminations are impressively immaculate but I do note 2 tips on the lower right with 1 mm sized dings. The left hand side of the specimen near the base features two barite balls that are coated in light purple fluorite cubes. The bottom of the specimen is contacted where the crystal was removed from the matrix as is so common in these massive pockets. The mine is currently shut and future commercial production and future specimen production remain uncertain.

Product details

Species
Calcite, Fluorite, Barite, BaryteAbout Calcite →
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions16.0 x 14.0 x 6.0 cm
Listed on01/10/2026
Locality
USA, Tennessee, Elmwood MineRegional guide →
SKU26467

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Calcite
Mineral guide
Learn about Calcite
diverse shapes, colors, and optical quirks; widely available yet scarce elite pieces from Elmwood and Charcas drive collecting value and display.
Calcite
Regional guide
Calcite from Elmwood Mine, USA
Elmwood Mine calcite is one of the great modern classics of American mineral collecting: honey, champagne, amber and cognac scalenohedra, often doubly terminated and twinned into sculptural “diamond” forms, set against black-brown sphalerite, purple fluorite, ivory barite, or gray carbonate matrix. The best crystals have a warm internal glow rather than merely surface color, with transparent terminations, bright vitreous luster, and enough size to dominate a cabinet. A fine Elmwood calcite does not look like generic calcite from a carbonate vein; it has a locality signature that experienced collectors recognize at a glance.