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CALCITE (STELLAR BEAM) ON SPHALERITE WITH BARITE NATURAL CLUSTER
Elmwood Mine, Smith County, Tennessee, USA
Dimensions including the stand: 49.5cm x 49cm x 31cm (19.5in x 19.3in x 12.2in)
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This extraordinary specimen represents the pinnacle of American mineral production, a dramatic assemblage of honey-gold Calcites rising from a massive Sphalerite matrix, their elongated Scalenohedral forms glowing with warm translucence against the jet-black Zinc ore. A human hand provides humbling scale against this Tennessee masterwork, emphasising the exceptional size of individual crystals and the specimen's commanding overall presence.
The Elmwood Mine in Smith County, Tennessee, has achieved legendary status among collectors for producing the world's finest examples of this precise mineral association. Operating as a commercial Zinc mine since 1969, Elmwood's hydrothermal ore bodies formed within Ordovician-age Limestone approximately 450 million years ago. The unique geochemistry of these deposits yielded calcite specimens of unparalleled size and aesthetic quality during the mine's peak production years.
The Calcites displayed here exhibit the classic elongated Scalenohedral habit that distinguishes Elmwood's finest production, dramatically pointed crystals with steep pyramidal faces, their warm golden-amber coloration intensifying toward the terminations. The translucency of these Calcites allows light to penetrate deep into the crystal structure, creating an internal glow that shifts with viewing angle. Scattered cream-white Barite rosettes provide textural counterpoint against the dark Sphalerite matrix.
Sphalerite (zinc sulfide and the mine's primary ore) serves as both matrix and chromatic anchor, its near-black metallic lustre intensifying the impact of the warm-toned Calcites. The crystal arrangement displays natural aesthetic balance, multiple calcites oriented at varied angles to create visual interest from every viewing position.
Presented upon a bespoke stand.
STELLAR BEAM CALCITE
Stellar Beam Calcite is an increasingly powerful stone, helping one clear resistance to claiming one’s full power. It can fill one’s aura with high frequency light, and it can clear one’s aura of negative thoughts, patterns or habits.
It also offers powerful protection on a psychic level. It is very much a stone that is becoming extremely important and relevant in our spiritual evolution. A stone of the moment.
SPHALERITE
Sphalerite is a wonderful grounding stone. It enhances one’s physical energy by helping one draw energy and vitality up from the earth, while releasing excessive energy. It increases one’s strength and courage, and it encourages us to take care of our physical body. It is an excellent stone for regulating the flow of energy in one’s body. Making for greater success in manifestation, clearer thinking and more willpower.
Description
This extraordinary specimen represents the pinnacle of American mineral production, a dramatic assemblage of honey-gold Calcites rising from a massive Sphalerite matrix, their elongated Scalenohedral forms glowing with warm translucence against the jet-black Zinc ore. A human hand provides humbling scale against this Tennessee masterwork, emphasising the exceptional size of individual crystals and the specimen's commanding overall presence.
The Elmwood Mine in Smith County, Tennessee, has achieved legendary status among collectors for producing the world's finest examples of this precise mineral association. Operating as a commercial Zinc mine since 1969, Elmwood's hydrothermal ore bodies formed within Ordovician-age Limestone approximately 450 million years ago. The unique geochemistry of these deposits yielded calcite specimens of unparalleled size and aesthetic quality during the mine's peak production years.
The Calcites displayed here exhibit the classic elongated Scalenohedral habit that distinguishes Elmwood's finest production, dramatically pointed crystals with steep pyramidal faces, their warm golden-amber coloration intensifying toward the terminations. The translucency of these Calcites allows light to penetrate deep into the crystal structure, creating an internal glow that shifts with viewing angle. Scattered cream-white Barite rosettes provide textural counterpoint against the dark Sphalerite matrix.
Sphalerite (zinc sulfide and the mine's primary ore) serves as both matrix and chromatic anchor, its near-black metallic lustre intensifying the impact of the warm-toned Calcites. The crystal arrangement displays natural aesthetic balance, multiple calcites oriented at varied angles to create visual interest from every viewing position.
Presented upon a bespoke stand.
Metaphysical
STELLAR BEAM CALCITE
Stellar Beam Calcite is an increasingly powerful stone, helping one clear resistance to claiming one’s full power. It can fill one’s aura with high frequency light, and it can clear one’s aura of negative thoughts, patterns or habits.
It also offers powerful protection on a psychic level. It is very much a stone that is becoming extremely important and relevant in our spiritual evolution. A stone of the moment.
SPHALERITE
Sphalerite is a wonderful grounding stone. It enhances one’s physical energy by helping one draw energy and vitality up from the earth, while releasing excessive energy. It increases one’s strength and courage, and it encourages us to take care of our physical body. It is an excellent stone for regulating the flow of energy in one’s body. Making for greater success in manifestation, clearer thinking and more willpower.