My Collection

(Elmwood)

These specimens all came from the Elmwood Mine in Smith County, Tennessee.  Elmwood is justifiably famous for producing spectacular crystal specimens combining Calcite, Fluorite, Barite, Sphalerite, and other minerals.  At present the Elmwood mine is closed, although a new owner plans to re-open the mine for Zinc ore mining – it is unclear if any specimen mining will ever resume…  All of the specimens on this page were acquired in the 1990’s and early 2000’s from local dealers and collectors.

SPC029

Clean deep-purple Fluorite xl. on Sphalerite...

SPC030

Very nice Fluorite/Sphalerite combo, with the rare addition of a partial Galena crystal...

SPC031

Nice small-cabinet Calcite cluster on Barite...

SPC032

Double-terminated Calcite xl. on a Sphalerite chunk...

SPC033

Big compound Calcite crystal on Sphalerite - excellent color...

SPC034

Compound Calcite cluster on a Limestone chard...

SPC035

Shiny Sphalerite xl. cluster on Limestone...

SPC036

Baseball-sized chunk of Sphalerite xls. on Limestone...

SPC037

Chunky Dolomite crystal cluster, hosting a beautiful Fluorite and Sphalerite...

SPC038

Chunky Sphalerite crystal cluster, with a small Calcite cluster...

SPC039

Nice double-terminated Calcite crystal...

SPC040

Good-sized plate of Sphalerite xls. hosting several nice Fluorites...

SPC041

Sphalerite chunk with a Calcite cleavage piece...

SPC042

Mound of Sphalerite xls. hosting a couple small Fluorites...

SPC043

A few nice Fluorite xls. on Sphalerite...

SPC044

A small plate of Calcite xls. with a bit of Barite on matrix...

SPC045

large Sphalerite xl. on Dolostone....

SPC047

A large cabinet combo piece, featuring Barite "snowballs" and Fluorite crystals on Sphalerite...

SPC028

Nice plate of sparkling golden Calcite xls. on Sphalerite...

SPC027

Large plate of Dolomite xls. sprinkled with undamaged Sphalerites...

SPC015

Great Fluorite crystal cluster on a Sphalerite/Limestone matrix...

SPC017

A nice plate of sparkling Sphalerite crystals...

SPC018

A multi-terminated Calcite crystal specimen, with good color and a few shards of Sphalerite...

SPC014

Several small double-terminated Calcite crystals on a sparkling Sphalerite matrix...

SPC012

A pair of Calcite crystals on a Barite matrix...

SPC019

A Dolomitic Limestone slab with a nice bright Fluorite crystal clusternand sparkling Sphalerites...

SPC020

jumble of small sparkling golden Calcite crystals on Sphalerite...

SPC011

A gorgeous example of Elmwood Fluorite - great "Carthage corners"...

SPC008

essentially a single large Calcite crystal with a few multiple tips - great color and little damage...

SPC006

A nice collection of Calcite crystals on matrix - very little damage...

SPC010

An outstanding example of relatively rare Elmwood Galena on Sphalerite...

SPC004

Several large Fluorite crystals and Barite "snowballs" on Sphalerite - virtually no damage...

SPC007

A plate of Dolomitic Limestone sprinkled with sharp Sphalerite crystals, and with a Barite "snowball" penetrating both sides...

SPC003

A large cabinet combo featuring a small Calcite crystal and several Barite "snowballs" perched on Sphalerite crystals - virtually no damage...

SPC005

A large multi-terminated Calcite crystal cluster, excellent color, with limited damage...

SPC016

A nice mound of "Ruby-Jack" Sphalerite (much more colorful than the pics) with several nice undamaged Fluorite crystals...

SPC021

A beautiful example of Elmwood Fluorite, featuring both "Carthage Corners" and color-centers, unique to Elmwood Mine specimens...

SPC002

A large multi-terminated Calcite crystal specimen, with good color and limited damage...

SPC009

A large Dolomitic limestone piece, with a Barite "snowball" and lots of well-formed Sphalerite xls. scattered on both sides...

SPC013

A triangular chunk of "Amber-Jack" Sphalerite xls., artfully arranged in 3 mounds...