| Locality type: | Mine |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Calcite |
| Formula: | CaCO3 |
| Comments: | Three(?) generations of calcite
1) Simple scalenohedrons surrounded by sphalerite
2) Blunt scalenohedral crystals
3) Twinned amber scalenohedrons |
| Habit: | Scalenohedral twined crystals to 45cm |
| Colour: | Amber |
| Quality for species: | Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!) |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Sphalerite | 489 |
| Fluorite | 222 |
| Baryte | 213 |
| - var Strontium-bearing Baryte | 1 |
| Dolomite | 73 |
| Quartz | 52 |
| Galena | 23 |
| Marcasite | 17 |
| Chalcopyrite | 8 |
| Chert | 4 |
| Celestine | 4 |
| - var Barium-bearing Celestine | 3 |
| Petroleum | 1 |
| - var Bitumen | 1 |
| Dolostone | 1 |
| Pyrite | 1 |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Calcite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (578 photos) |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 2688 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:2688:8 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | 0 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Calcite |
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| 3.9km (2.4 miles) | ⓘGordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| 4.5km (2.8 miles) | ⓘCumberland Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| 5.1km (3.2 miles) | ⓘStonewall Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| 5.3km (3.3 miles) | ⓘDolly Cowan Limestone Quarry, Gordonsville, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| 10.2km (6.4 miles) | ⓘTerry Prospect, Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| 21.2km (13.2 miles) | ⓘBoatman Mine (W. W. Hudson Prospect; Old Foley Mine), Smith County, Tennessee, USA |
| 23.9km (14.8 miles) | ⓘMacey prospect (Macey Mine), Wilson County, Tennessee, USA |
| 25.0km (15.6 miles) | ⓘMine Lick Creek Prospect, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA |
| 31.6km (19.6 miles) | ⓘBeasley Bend prospect (Edwards prospect), Trousdale County, Tennessee, USA |
| 33.7km (20.9 miles) | ⓘRobinson Prospect, Wilson County, Tennessee, USA |
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Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA