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Bryon Brookmyer

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Calcite, 12 cm, from the Elmwood mine, Smith County, Tennessee; found in 1998 on one of many successful collecting trips I had with Mark Kielbaso to a variety of locations across the USA. Fine Minerals International specimen; James Elliott photo.

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Species

CalciteAbout Calcite →

SizeCabinet

Dimensions12.0 cm

Added on02/13/2026

Locality

USA, Tennessee, Elmwood MineRegional guide →

Publications

Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 44

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diverse shapes, colors, and optical quirks; widely available yet scarce elite pieces from Elmwood and Charcas drive collecting value and display.

Calcite

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.