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Photo by Benjamin DeCamp

Calcite, Barite, Fluorite

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Calcite with barite and fluorite, 13 cm, from the Elmwood mine near Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee. Collected during the first period of mining in the 1980s. Ex Joe Kielbaso collection; Ben De Camp photo, Fine Minerals International.

Product details

SpeciesCalcite, Fluorite, Barite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions13.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Tennessee, Elmwood Mine
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 144
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Barry & Beth Kitt

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Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Joe KielbasoNot disclosed

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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 — iconic amber scalenohedra from a historic Tennessee locality, prized for form, color, and cabinet display by collectors.
Locality guide
Elmwood Mine
Elmwood Mine, USA - premier Tennessee locality renowned for dark sphalerite, purple fluorite, amber calcite, and white barite, prized by collectors.