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Calcite from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee, USA

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Elmwood Mine is part of a series of shafts originally discovered in 1969. After experiencing a series of closing and restarting, it finally closed in 2023.

Product details

SpeciesCalciteSphalerite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.4 x 7.6 cm
Weight948 grams
Added on09/25/2026
LocalityUSA, Tennessee, Elmwood Mine
Current owner
Unknown Owner
Acquired
Oct 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—David Freeland MineralsNot 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.