Calcite (Twinned)
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Calcite (Twinned)

Specimen # 102280
Mineral: Calcite (Twinned)
Location: Calcite (Twinned), Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Size: 6.5 x 4.7 x 3.8 cm

Description

Detailed Description

A gorgeous twinned calcite on limestone. This crystal is sharp, with glassy lustre and great transparency. The re-entrant faces are prominent. In excellent condition, no damage. A beauty!

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About These Elmwood Calcites

First opened in the 1970s, the Elmwood Mine (the Elmwood-Gordonsville-Cumberland mining complex) has produced some of the world’s finest calcite crystals, many of which are twinned. Over the years, the miners referred to the large orange Elmwood calcite crystals as “footballs”, and they referred to the clear gemmy calcites in this update as “jewels”. These are from a pocket found a few years ago. Most specimens were damaged and these are exceptional – the handful of high-quality specimens in this update are the result of a quest through many flats of specimens.


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