Jamie newman of the american museum of natural history, and dr. Sphalerite with calcite elmwood mine, carthage, smith county. Crystal behavior of elmwood fluorite specimen mindat. These large twinned golden calcites are justifiably famous as being some of the finest in the usa and probably the world, and this is a great example with very nice display aesthetics. Page 335 the legislature shall have no power to suspend any general law for the benefit of any particular individual, nor to pass any law for the benefit of individuals inconsistent with the general laws of the land. They reportedly bribed a weekend shift supervisor to let them drive a truck into the mine, and emerged unobserved with a plethora of fine specimens. Wholesale mineral specimens from the elmwood mine, tennessee the elmwood mine, along with the cumberland and gordonsville mines are among the most famous zinc mines in the united states. The savage zinc road train was the first of its kind underground in the world and was used to transport ore from the hopper in the elmwood mine to the grizzly which moved it to the surface in. Elmwoodwh511 sold fluorite with dolomite on matrix locality. They are the coy, immel, and young mines in the east tennessee zinc complex, and the gordonsville, elmwood, and. Wholesale mineral specimens from the elmwood mine, tennessee. Calcite can be identified in the field by its color variations, such as white, pink, yellow, and brown.
Elmwood mine fluorite with sphalerite mineral specimen. Producer in smith county in tennessee, united states with commodities zinc, stone, lead, fluorinefluorite, bariumbarite. Geology of the elmwood and gordonsville mines, central. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Over the years, the miners referred to the large orange elmwood calcite crystals as footballs, and they referred to the clear gemmy calcites in this update as jewels. Tennessee has a long, rich, and varied mining history. The history of mont saint hilaire as a mineral locality is relatively recent and. Gordonsville, tn mining, mines, mine owners and mine. This stellar cabinet specimen of fluorite and sphalerite, was collected in the mid 80s. Sulfide zinc deposits, the only ores now being exploited in the district, occur in lime stone and dolomite layers of the knox group. Fluorite wsphalerite, elmwood mine, tennessee ebay. Heres a rare specimen of the newest member of the beryl fam. The piece is from the elmwood mine, carthage, smith county, tennessee. Calcite from elmwood mine, carthage, tennessee, usa.
Gordonsville, tn zinc mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. Exploration for zinc in middle tennessee by drilling. Ive added some beautiful, gemmy, twinned calcite crystals in this elmwood calcite update click here first opened in the 1970s, the elmwood mine the elmwoodgordonsvillecumberland mining complex has produced some of the worlds finest calcite crystals, many of which are twinned. He has passed his desire and passion for fieldcollecting and acquiring great mineral specimens to me and my sister, lisa brower.
Local history books on tennessee arcadia publishing. Most saltpeter mining in middle tennessee took place during the war of 1812 and the civil war, though the exact dates of this operation are unclear. The zinc mines around carthage, tennessee have been famous for many decades for producing superb examples of calcite, fluorite, sphalerite. Mineral gallery from tennessee in online mineral museum. First opened in the 1970s, the elmwood mine the elmwoodgordonsvillecumberland mining complex has produced some of the worlds finest calcite crystals, many of which are twinned. Nov 10, 2015 in this video mark kielbaso the mine rat drives us through some of the miles of tunnels in the north end, or omz area, of the elmwood mine in the mid 90s. Piper cave, located near monoville, contains the poorly preserved remnants of dozens of saltpeter leaching vats.
Out of stock a classic calcite over dolomite specimen from the elmwood mine in tennessee, featuring several lustrous yellow calcite crystals artfully positioned on matrix. Its transparent to translucent to opaque form has 1011 perfect, 1011 perfect, and 1011 perfect cleavage. Pay for this specimen over 6 months using our layaway option. Book chapter geology of the elmwood and gordonsville mines, central tennessee zinc district an update authors walt b. No matter how it happened, it has been exciting to have more of the gorgeous stuff from elmwood back on the shelves. The smith county mines produce the highestgrade zinc concentrate in the world at 64. Elmwood is an unincorporated community in smith county, tennessee, united states. In this video mark kielbaso the mine rat drives us through some of the miles of tunnels in the north end, or omz area, of the elmwood mine in the mid 90s.
A zn occurrencemine owned by the jersey miniere zinc co. Gordonsville, tn zinc mining, mines, mine owners and mine. Dogtooth spar with fluorite from the elmwood mine in tennessee. Large, modified crystal of galena atop sphalerite matrix. Nearby towns are lebanon, murfreesboro and hendersonville, tennessee. List of books and articles about tennessee history online.
Most of these methods are still employeed today at mines for lead, zinc, silver and gold mines. This mine contains three shafts called the elmwood, cumberland, and gordonsville. Leadzinc updates was a book put out by the society of mining engineers covering the best methods of various mining companies to mine, mill, and process lead and zinc ores. Middle tennessee is comprised of three underground zinc mines. All of the ore deposits are of the mississippi valley type and are similar geologically.
I recently purchased this cabinet sized fluorite specimen from the elmwood mine in tennessee. Discover librarianselected research resources on tennessee history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Our tennessee history books will take you on a trip of the history of its places and events, from nashville to memphis, from blues to wsm radio station. Historically, tennessee s most important mining products have been iron, bituminous coal, copper, lead, zinc, and phosphate. The elmwood mine, along with the cumberland and gordonsville mines are among the most famous zinc mines in the united states. Phils top ten mineral localities of the world collectors edge. Elmwood white pages phone books in tennessee tn whitepages. Iron ore was the most significant during early settlement years. The program was begun in 1964, and in 1967 new jersey zinc finally intersected ore grade and thickness in hole number 79. Details about sphalerite with calcite elmwood mine, carthage, smith county, tennessee 810045 sphalerite with calcite elmwood mine, carthage, smith county, tennessee 810045 item information. See more ideas about history buff, rv sites, trousdale. The zinc mines around carthage, tennessee have been famous for many decades for producing superb examples of calcite, fluorite, sphalerite and barite.
Through a statistical analysis comparing the middle tennessee district with the older tristate and upper mississippi valley districts, we evaluate the exploration effort by drilling for zinc in central tennessee and southern kentucky. Tennessee is currently the second largest producer of zinc in the nation. This discovery would eventually become the elmwood mine near gordonsville, tennessee. Geological minerals barite, blende, fluorite elmwood mine, tennessee, usa a council estate with a 20 mph and a 30 mph on the same street in elmwood road in baglan near port talbot south wales loredo taft statue located in his hometown of elmwood, illinois. The middle tennessee mines are located within approximately 10 miles of each other in smith county, tennessee. Sphalerite with calcite elmwood mine, carthage, smith. At that time, some excellent specimens of calcite, fluorite and sphalerite were obtained from the miners who worked the mines. These fluorite on sphalerite is from the elmwood mine in carthage, smith county, tennessee, bafpbzn district, tennessee, us. Zinc mining in the united states produced 780,000 tonnes 770,000 long tons. The various spar minerals were a historical term among miners and alchemists for any nonmetallic. Gordonsville, tn mining, mines, mine owners and mine statistics. Please read more of our mineral past on our about me page and see some great photos from our field collecting adventures at the elmwood mine, tennessee, brushy creek mine, missouri and caveinrock, illinois. Spar is an old mining or mineralogy term used to refer to crystals that have readily discernible.
Smith county was the site of a large saltpeter mine. In 2010, nyrstar company reopened the zinc mines in the carthage, tennessee area which includes the elmwood. Enzyme leach anomalies associated with deep mississippi. The elmwood and gordonsville zinc mines near carthage, tennessee. The elmwood mine is most famous for producing worldclass golden calcites along with beautiful purple fluorites, and to a lesser extent sphalerites, galenas. In this video we get a feel for heavy equipment in use, and workingdrivingcollecting conditions, in the elmwood complex in 1997. Geology of the elmwood and gordonsville mines, central tennessee zinc district an update, carbonatehosted leadzincfluoritebarite deposits of north america, kula c. Usmining provides information on mines, operators, and minerals mined in gordonsville, tn.
Elmwoodwh511 sold fluorite with dolomite on matrix. The mine began production in 1975 and is currently one of the leading zn producers in the united states. The complex is located approximately 100 miles from nyrstars clarksville smelter. In the middle and east tennessee zinc complexes, nyrstars six mines. It may strike a chord with many of you that one of his first two mineral books. Stratigraphy of the mascotjefferson city zinc district, tennessee by josiah bkidge abstract the mascotjefferson city zinc district is underlain by cam brian and ordovician sedimentary rocks. Gordonsville, tn mines, mine companies, mine owners and mine information. Very large, exceptionally sharp and sometimes gemmy calcite crystals and clusters were fairly common. Gordonsville, elmwood and cumberland, and a processing plant located at the. Elmwood mine, carthage, central tennessee bafpbzn district, available at 2014.
The land, the people, and the culture tennessee historical society, west, carroll van on. Where there is a will and money to be made, a way will be found. For your consideration is this excellent large golden yellow calcite crystal group on sphalerite matrix from the elmwood mine, carthage, smith county, tennessee. The elmwood mine is most famous for producing worldclass golden calcites along with beautiful purple fluorites, and to a lesser extent sphalerites, galenas and barites. Oct 03, 2017 the savage zinc road train was the first of its kind underground in the world and was used to transport ore from the hopper in the elmwood mine to the grizzly which moved it to the surface in. Stratigraphy of the mascotjefferson city zinc district. Colorados sweet home mine or the elmwood mine in tennessee likely fall into. They contain eleven different minerals including sphalerite which is the main ore mineral.
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