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.

SPC040

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

SPC039

Nice double-terminated Calcite crystal...

SPC011

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

SPC032

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

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...

SPC033

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

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...

SPC034

Compound Calcite cluster on a Limestone chard...

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...

SPC004

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

SPC018

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

SPC045

large Sphalerite xl. on Dolostone....