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Calcite on Baryte

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This lovely doubly-terminated 'macled' twinned pale cream coloured, glossy, scalenohedral Calcite crystal comes from the famous Elmwood mine in Carthage, Tennessee and being from Martin Kershaw's collection it most likely dates to the 1970s or 1980s. Although it is not an iconic Elmwood amber-tipped crystal, it is really nicely positioned on its naturally etched, crystallized cream-coloured Baryte matrix, in superb condition and viewable in many directions and a good 7.2 cm in length. Two other, much smaller scalenohedral Calcite crystals rise upwards from one end of the specimen.

Product details

Species
Calcite, Barite, BaryteAbout Calcite →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.4 x 9.7 x 4.7 cm
Listed on04/08/2026
Locality
USA, Tennessee, Elmwood MineRegional guide →
SKUCC56172

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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.