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


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Baryte
Formula:BaSO4
Comments:Barite occurs as white, mound-like spherical aggregates, often exceeding 10 cm in diameter. Associated minerals include fluorite, sphalerite and calcite.
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Sphaleriteⓘ333 photos of Baryte associated with Sphalerite at this locality.
Fluoriteⓘ290 photos of Baryte associated with Fluorite at this locality.
Calciteⓘ194 photos of Baryte associated with Calcite at this locality.
Dolomiteⓘ23 photos of Baryte associated with Dolomite at this locality.
Quartzⓘ21 photos of Baryte associated with Quartz at this locality.
Galenaⓘ14 photos of Baryte associated with Galena at this locality.
Marcasiteⓘ9 photos of Baryte associated with Marcasite at this locality.
Bitumenⓘ3 photos of Baryte associated with Bitumen at this locality.
Dolostoneⓘ3 photos of Baryte associated with Dolostone at this locality.
Chalcopyrite1 photo of Baryte associated with Chalcopyrite at this locality.
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Baryte data
Locality Data:Click here to view Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (94 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:46648
Long-form Identifier:1:3:46648:2
GUID (UUID V4):60a9a2dd-7859-4252-9560-7cf571420409
Localities for Baryte 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 Baryte
0.0km (0.0 miles) ⓘNo. 2 Production Shaft, Elmwood Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
3.8km (2.4 miles) ⓘJersey Miniere South Carthage 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
4.5km (2.8 miles) ⓘCumberland Mine, Carthage, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
9.5km (5.9 miles) ⓘCongo Bottom 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
References
Reference Search (possible matching items)
Catalog/List
directly from the miners at the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee, when the mine was actively producing twenty... 52002 SZENICSITE with POWELLITE Jardinera No. 1 Mine, Inca de Oro, Chañaral Province, Atacama Region...mineral came from one pocket in the Jardinera No. 1 Mine. That find was roughly one cubic meter in volume...000-$3,000 52006 MIMETITE Var. CAMPYLITE Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, North and Western Region (Cumberland)...12:00 PM CT   11 52007 FLUORITE De’an Fluorite Mine, Wushan, De’an Co., Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi
Journal (issue)
ANOTHER CHALLENGE SMLS BARBECUE 2021 CONONISH GOLD MINE ZOOM LINKS DATES FOR YOUR DIARY MINERAL QUIZ 3 –...replying that their fluorite is from the West Pastures Mine, or perhaps from Permian Mississippi Valley-type...Photo 1 Black Opal cabochon (30 x40mm) Lady Luck mine, Yowah Opal Field, Queensland, Australia This was...case I damage it. Terry worked his Lady Luck Opal mine in Yowah, which at the time was barely recognised...Photo 3 Pyrite and quartz (6 x 5cm) Krushev dol Mine, Madan, Bulgaria The quartz on this specimen exhibits
Catalog/List
museum-quality Tourmalines, including the 2nd largest Sapo Mine “shaving brush” and an exceptional Elbaite on Feldspar...there is what just might be one of the finest Elmwood Fluorite combinations – a true show stopper. There...CALEDONITE Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine, Tiger, Pinal Co., Arizona, USA Named by the Romans for the area...This example hails from the Mammoth-Saint Anthony Mine: a legendary Arizona locality. Unlike the vast majority...Caledonite and a dash of azure blue Linarite. The mine is now collapsed and only a memory for the lucky
Book
SMLS Chair 2022 Botallackite (Xtals 3mm) Bunmahon Mine, Copper Coast, Eire. Photo:John Hall CONTENTS...overseas field trips; to Europe, Siberia, Namibia, the USA & Canada and the Faroe Islands. Practical courses...to descend the hydraulic shaft in the Smallcleugh Mine and we bought an inflatable dinghy so we could land...had found. Photo 3. Chalcanthite (7cm). Nangiles mine, Cornwall. Whilst at school in Cornwall I was fortunate...fortunate to have a trip down th e Nangiles mine, when the initial exploration for Wheal Jane was being
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
Cd, AND Fe) IN SPHALERITE FROM THE TENNESSEE MVT DEPOSITS, USA, BY COMBINED EMPA, LA-ICP-MS, RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY...VandƓuvre-lès-Nancy, France ABSTRACT The zinc mines of Tennessee are known to contain high concentrations of certain...center (Central Tennessee Mines: CT) and east (East Tennessee Mines: ET) of Tennessee in order to (1)...different episodes of mineralization occurred in Tennessee. Keywords: sphalerite, wurtzite, germanium, gallium...Cu, Ga, and Ge within sphalerite from central Tennessee has been known since the 1970s (Jolly & Heyl 1968)
Catalog/List
A special offering of a museum quality Elmwood Fluorite, Baryte & Sphalerite specimen accompanied by an...specimens, including “The Helmet” from the HillLedford Mine that is an American Mineral Treasure. ‱ An extremely...Little Green Monster Mine, Clay Canyon, Fairfield, Oquirrh Mts, Utah Co., Utah, USA That the Variscite...two of them established the Little Green Monster Mine (circa 1936-1940). They were the first to bring...“bleaker” or a “starker,” it can be agreed that the mine that furnished this unusual specimen is pretty much
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been described in a stream receiving acid (C) (D) mine drainage rich in SO4 2 ions (Brady et al., 1986)...after sulfate minerals (Fig. 1.40), and relicts of baryte, anhydrite, NaCl, and KCl, pointing to a salteclay...as tabular aggregates of talc with inclusions of baryte and anhydrite. Aggregates of quartz, irregular...with small amounts of carbonate and inclusions of baryte, anhydrite, apatite, talc, and phlogopite, as well...they were formed after sulfate minerals such as baryte and gypsum or anhydrite. Replacement of the sulfate
Journal (issue)
NEEDED: A FLAT-LAP RECENT SMLS FIELD TRIPS SIDMOUTH BARYTE DATES FOR YOUR DIARY SMLS LAPIDARY WORKSHOP SUSSEX...MVT deposits around the world include Elmwood, Tennessee in the USA and the North Pennines in England, both... 4. Barite, sphalerite & fluorite from Elmwood,Tennessee, USA. ©Jesse Fisher 5. Galena on ankerite from...began. The photograph shows the entrance to the mine with Lyn working. Mineralisation seemed scarce...sphalerite, chalcopyrite with minor associated baryte (see figure 2 - 6 x 6 cm). Also within the cleft
Journal (issue)
ll'ltmdachrosrte from lhe Sweet Home M ne In Colorado, USA ‱ ❖ ❖ a cogwt,col boumonlto from Herodsroot mfne...the slderite box epfmorph from lho Virtuous lady mine. Devon I am in the proces.s of reading Mick Cooper's...Bulgaria in 2006 , from the depths of the Druzbha mine near Madan. Also collected from Bulgaria, but from...as cassiterite, were included from the Hemerdon Mine in Devon. Overall this made up a display of 14 specimens... getting deeper into a mine first of all relies on getting access to the mine, many of which are now
Catalog/List
1.5 cm. f 3.50 Baryte / Cerussite. Mibladen, Morocco. Intergrown, bladed pink Baryte crystals on matrix...perched on top ofthe Baryte. Nice specimen. 9 x 4 x 3 cm. f. 11.25 Calcite. Quirivilca Mine, La Libertad, Peru...well. 15 x 8 x 8.5 cm. f, 24.80 Celestite. Machow Mine, Poland. Superb matrix free group of radiating...specimen. 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm. f, 15.15 Celestite. Machow Mine, Poland. A cluster of radiating, delicate thin... Nice. 6 x 5 x 3 cm. f 14.00 Crocoite. Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Superb, lustrous rich bright-red
Catalog/List
I.5cm . .f3.50 Baryte / Cerussite. Mibladen, Morocco. Intergrown, bladed pink Baryte crystals on matrix...specimen. 9 x 4 x 3 cm . .f 11.25 Calcite. Quirivilca Mine, La Libertad, Peru. 1 of 11 06/24/96 13:05:51...well. 15 x 8 x 8.5 cm . .f 24.80 Celestite. Machow Mine, Poland. Superb matrix free group of radiating,...specimen. 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm . .{ 15. 15 Celestite. Machow Mine, Poland. A cluster of radiating, delicate thin transparent...Nice. 6 x 5 x 3 cm. .f 14.00 Crocoite. Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania. Superb, lustrous rich bright-red
Journal (issue)
the Sparry Garniture YOU WIN SOME.YOU LOSE SOME BARYTE, BARI TE AND BARYTES 40 - 41 Trevor Bridges REVIEWS...Ill I 42- 45 Mineral Identification Ame rican Mine ral Treasures ST AUBYN COLLECTION 45 - 46 Jess...BALL: [SX 572 584] AN ABANDONED OPEN-CAST TUNGSTEN MINE NEAR PLYMOUTH IN DEVON Leader: Ian Dossett. Reporter:...barring access along a bumpy track leading to the mine. It wasn't long though before the padlock had given...turned to unusual plant life present in this area of County, with many varieties that we had not noticed on
Journal (issue)
Schweiz CHF 10,50 Neue Calcite von der Elmwood Mine, Tennessee‱ Bizarre Pyrite vom Steinbruch Schretzmair...PrĂ€chtiger Neufund schöner Calcite von der Elmwood-Mine, Tennessee 46 Ullmannit & Gersdorffit - die zwei...umfangreichen Sonderschau ,,MineralienschĂ€tze aus den USA" noch drei weiteren Top-US-Museen nach Hamburg eingeladen...in weiteren Sonderschauen LokalitĂ€ten wie z.B. Elmwood zu se- Die Mineralienwelt hat wieder den Verlust...FluoritKristalle auf Quarz von Cook's Peak, Luna County, New Mexico. Stufenbreite 10 cm.Aus der Sammlung
Journal (issue)
in Aarhus en woonde ook een tijd in California, USA. Ik heb hem zelf een paar keer ontmoet in Tucson...MINERALOGIST 46(6), 12.08 Themanummer : Joseph V. Smith (1928-2007)  FACETTEN 42(1), 02.09 11 De hardheidsschaal...Mineralisation at Red Gill mine, Caldback Fells, Cumbria, UK 48-50 Baryte formation in supergene environments...British occurrence of kombatite from the Wesley mine near Westbury on Trym, Bristol 54-58 A review of...zeolite group minerals new to Britain from Whitesmith mine, Strontian, Highland region, Scotland. 87 Scolecite
Catalog/List
Devonian, Silica Shale Formation Sylvania, Ohio, USA This is an almost pristine specimen of the classic...maximus Ordovician, Richmond Formation Mt. Orab, Ohio, USA This classic specimen of Isotelus maximus, the State...Edwardsville Formation Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA This robust little example is of the same genus as...Edwardsville Formation Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA This small but exceptional slate block features an...Paleocene, Ft. Union Formation Glendive, Montana, USA This is a good fossil leaf specimen with fine detail
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be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 cm. Biominerals Crystals formed by biological...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA » 18 x 24 x 8 om 14 MINERALS: PRODUCTS...for cutting other minerals. Calcite, Oklahoma, USA * 10 x 11 x 8 cm Talc, Mpumalanga, South Africa...* 12 x 23 x 3 cm. Quartz, Mount ida, Arkansas, USA * 14 x 15 x 10 cm Corundum, Mozambique * 17 x 11...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26x 16 cm 22
Catalog/List
crystals to 2mm. Goethite with calcite. Old Ham Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Black goethite... Collected 1980. Goethite with calcite. Old Ham Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire. Stalactitic brown...Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. A group of colourless pyramidal quartz crystals. 90/091 Baryte. Minera...Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Pale blue baryte crystals to 30mm (some damage to several faces) with...901006A Baryte with sphalerite. Minera Mine, nr. Wrexham, N. Wales. Clear transparent baryte crystals
Catalog/List
CYANOTRICHITE Grandview (Last Chance) Mine, Grand Canyon, Coconino Co., Arizona, USA Fuzzy, blue aggregates looking...Estimate: $800-$1,200 87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile...New Cornelia Mine (Ajo Mine), Ajo, Little Ajo Mts, Ajo District, Pima Co., Arizona, USA This Malachite...Estimate: $250-$500 87007 FLUORITE Hill-Ledford Mine, Cave-in-Rock, Cave-in-Rock Sub-District, Illinois...Kentucky Fluorspar District, Hardin Co., Illinois, USA A good “yellow” is a difficult color for Fluorite
surrounded ce ne white calcite, from!iheBluebell Mine; Riondel, Digitized by the Internet Archive...rhodochrosite, malachite, azurite, gypsum, anhydrite, baryte, apatite, turquoise, borax, ulexite are species...denser than common quartz or feldspar (2.6 g/cm*). Baryte and fluorite are much heavier with densities of...diamond (colourless), p. 86 halite (white), p. 100 baryte (white, pale blue), p. 132 feldspar (white, variable)...(41795): Massive native gold in quartz. Mcintyre Mine, Timmins, Tisdale Tp., Cochrane Dende TOntaae
Journal (article/letter/editorial)
left). Fluorite, Heights mine, North vein, near Eastgate, Weardale, County Durham, England. This transparent...(center left). Fluorite, Dow Scar level, Hilton mine, near Appleby, Scordale, Cumbria, England. This...conditions, Rosiclare level, Denton mine, Harris Creek district, Hardin County, Illinois. The specimen is 8...the Lead Hill area, Cave-in-Rock district, Hardin County, Illinois, and is 5.5 cm. Ross Lillie specimen...and Greenbank 2000; Fisher 2004); Elmwood and the central Tennessee zinc district (Pasto and Stefanec
Catalog/List
first offered for sale. 73007 TOURMALINE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam A classic Vietnamese...online, visit HA.com/6150 73008 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam This unusual...2015 | 12:00 PM CT   15 73009 ELBAITE Minh Tien Mine, Luc Yen, Yenbai Province, Vietnam Clearly defined...12:00 PM CT   17 CHINA 73012 PYROMORPHITE Daoping Mine, Gongcheng Co., Guilin Prefecture, Guangxi Zhuang...73013 SPESSARTINE on SMOKY QUARTZ Wushan Spessartine Mine, Tongbei, Yunxiao Co., Zhangzhou Prefecture, Fujian
Catalog/List
of Crystallized Gold from the famed Eagle’s Nest Mine in California A superb Crystallized “Leaf” Gold...gemstone Amethyst to come from the famed Four Peaks Mine in Arizona A sharp and complicated Crystallized...Crystallized Silver with Copper from the famed Wolverine Mine in Michigan A “classic” Rhodochrosite with associated...associated Pyrite and Quartz from the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado An unusually massive and extremely colorful...colorful, Smithsonite from the iconic Kelly Mine in New Mexico A ‘gem’ quality specimen Tanzanite crystal in
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Provinee, Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma, USA D.L. Leaeh ........................................Valley-Type Mud Volcano Mass at Deeaturville, Missouri, USA R.A. Zimmermann and M. Sehidlowski . . . . . . ....(1966) has been subsequently shown (e.g. Cathles and Smith 1983) as not explaining the temperature gradients...development of MVT mineralization in the East Tennessee area of the southern Appalachians. Further evidence...controls to mineralization in the Silvermines area, County Tipperary, Ireland. In: Andrew CJ, Crowe RWA, Finlay
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advertising. 1ĐŸ OAKSTONE and other PSEUDOSTALACTITIC BARYTE from DERBYSHIRE WAS SĐ°rјДапt ‱ TD Ford 15 EDITOR...Treolar and the High Raise vein, in the Nentsberry mine at Alston, Cumbria in January 1931, will depend... The О A K S T О N E and other PSEUDOSTALACTITIC BARYTE of Derbyshire William A.S. SĐ°rjeent, Department...1955); pale yellowish or red fluorite and dendritic baryte in fluorite from Crich, Derbyshire; such exotic..."fluorite" апЎ "barite" (or that hideous compromise "baryte"!). Among the materials employed was a brown mineral
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be minerals. Microcline, Crystal Peak, Colorado, USA * 12 x 9x 5 om MINERALS: PRODUCTS OF A CHANGING...zeolites. Calcite (septarian nodule), San Juan County, Utah, USA * 18 x 24x Bem 14 | MINERALS: PRODUCTS...Madagascar e(2x23x3em Quartz, Mount Ida, Arkansas, USA ° 14x 15 x 10 cm Corundum, Mozambique * 17 x 11...mineral pigments. LEFT: Malachite, Bwana M’Kubwa Mine, Ndola, Copperbelt, Zambia * 22 x 26 x 16 cm 22...Namibia * 20 x 18 x 14 cm Bladed stibnite, Ichinokawa Mine, Saijo, Shikoku, Japan * 10 x 1 x 1 om Acicular
 
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