Elmwood Mine Fluorite On Sphalerite Mineral Specimen for Sale

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Elmwood Mine Fluorite On Sphalerite Mineral Specimen For Sale

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Elmwood Mine Fluorite On Sphalerite Mineral Specimen:
$130.00

Aesthetic purple fluorite grouping on nicely crystallized, ruby-jack sphalerite matrix. Also present are a few micro calcites, as well as some dolostone nestled in between some of the cubes on the backside of the piece.

Fluorite on Sphalerite

Elmwood Mine

Smith County, Tennessee

Dimensions:

4.5cm x 4cm x 5cm

The Elmwood Mine was initially drilled in 1969, fully operational by the mid 1970’s, and stayed in operation all the way up to the initial closing in 2004. In 2010 the mine was reopened by Nyrstar, and has had several closings since, involving its current closure as of Dec. 2023.

Initially a Zinc mine, the three combined mines making up the Elmwood mining complex(Cumberland, Gordonsville, and Elmwood), have each produced distinctly different, yet equally sought after specimens by collectors and museums all around the world.

The main collectible mineral specimens we see from the middle Tennessee locale are fluorite, calcite, sphalerite and barite. Secondary associations are galena, quartz, marcasite, and an occasional presence of various other minerals.

The mine has not allowed any specimen mining since the early 2000’s adding to the lore and mystery surrounding the specimens.