Calcite on Matrix - image 1
Calcite on Matrix - image 2
Calcite on Matrix - image 3
Calcite on Matrix - image 4

Calcite on Matrix

Unknown Owner
This golden calcite is a quality American classic with several lustrous, transparent crystals perched on matrix. The four crystals in front are pristine (three large and one small) with a cleaved tip on the back larger crystal. The calcite also fluoresces orange in long wave UV.

Product details

Species
CalciteAbout Calcite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.4 x 4.0 x 2.8 cm
Added on03/26/2025
Locality
USA, Tennessee, Elmwood MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2025Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—DanZ RockshopNot disclosed

Learn more

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.