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Fluorite from
Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Fluorite
Formula:CaF2
Quality for species:Excellent - world class for species or very significant. (!!)
Abundance at site:Common
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphalerite1,073
Baryte361
- var Strontium-bearing Baryte2
Calcite222
Dolomite220
Galena65
Quartz64
Pyrite17
Petroleum16
- var Bitumen16
Marcasite11
Chalcopyrite5
Cassiterite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Fluorite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (793 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:5315
Long-form Identifier:1:3:5315:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Fluorite in this Region
No. 2 Production Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
No. 3 Production Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
No. 4 Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Slope Entry, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Fluorite
0.0km (0.0 miles) No. 2 Production Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) Gordonsville Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
3.9km (2.4 miles) No. 3 Production Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
4.1km (2.6 miles) No. 4 Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
4.2km (2.6 miles) Slope Entry, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
5.1km (3.2 miles) Stonewall Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
8.4km (5.2 miles) John Fitzpatrick Prospect, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
10.2km (6.4 miles) Terry Prospect, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
16.9km (10.5 miles) Alcorn Mine, Putnam County, Tennessee, USA
21.2km (13.2 miles) Boatman Mine (W. W. Hudson Prospect; Old Foley Mine), Smith County, Tennessee, USA
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