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Calcite

Unknown Owner
Calcite is one of the world's commonest mineral species and yet it is remarkable that specimens from one mine can be so instantly recognizable - that being Elmwood mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA. This small cabinet specimen displays the characteristic gemmy orange tip to a sharply formed scalenohedral crystal. The lower half of the specimen/crystal is somewhat deformed, where it has grown in contact with other crystals, but the upper half is extremely gemmy and has real character with internal patternation. Despite the unusual shape to the lower half, there is no damage to the upper - it is in superb condition. A really nicely terminated Elmwood mine Calcite.

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.7 x 5.5 x 4.7 cm
Added on12/02/2024
Locality
USA, Tennessee, Elmwood MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$750.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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 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.