Fluorite on Sphalerite

Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith Co., Tennessee, USA
Ex. Demetrius Pohl
Cabinet, 10.7 x 8.2 x 5.3 cm
Start Time: 09/28/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
End Time: 10/05/2023 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Winning Bid: $420
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Item Description

The eminent Elmwood Mine in Tennessee is famous for producing beautifully crystallized display specimens, and the fact that there are only a handful of minerals found at this mine makes them more impressive in my mind. The classic purple Fluorites are easily recognizable from this mine, and they have found their way into collections around the world. This cabinet sized specimen features good quality, sharp, lustrous, gemmy, purple cubic crystals of Fluorite measuring up to 2.7 cm on edge sitting on classic reddish-brown "Ruby Jack" Sphalerite matrix. Good quality for the material, no major damage, and it's aesthetic to boot. This piece is around 30 years old (the label dates it March 15, 1995), and is a worthwhile display piece especially coming from this prominent and celebrated zinc ore body!
From the worldwide mineral collection of geologist, Demetrius Pohl (#1166).

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Bidding History

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$420 10/05/2023 5:52:12 pm (CDT)
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