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Calcite with Barite (1250)

Unknown Owner
A gem loose, amber colored, glassy double terminated calcite crystal from the famous Elmwood Mine, Tennessee, presented without matrix and in great condition. The crystal shows excellent transparency, rich warm color, and bright vitreous luster, with sharp terminations on both ends that make it especially desirable as a complete floater example. The Elmwood Mine is renowned for producing some of the finest calcite specimens in the United States, particularly in amber to honey tones, and well formed, undamaged double terminated crystals such as this are highly sought after by collectors.

Product details

Species
Calcite, BariteAbout Calcite →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.5 x 5.0 x 3.0 cm
Added on08/27/2025
Locality
USA, Tennessee, Elmwood MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
05/2026Unknown Owner$2,500.00
—Weinrich 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 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.