This gallery is part of the photographic archive of minerals. It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the south a funeral scene in paramounts 1993 legal thriller the firm was filmed here. Historically the site has been part of the carthage area. This is a few crystals of dark brown sphalerite with purple fluorite cubes on top. Now heres a very nifty and unusual specimen from the elmwood mine. Chapter two elmwood, illinois july 4, 1900 independence day. In 1873, a young woman, mattie stephenson, came to memphis to help with the yellow fever epidemic. Room descriptions for elmwood house 1868 historical inn located in downtown eureka springs, ar. The ore body is described as having an irregular shape of unknown dimensions. In 2008, a belgian mining company named nyrstar established ntm and began work to reopen the mines, performing extensive work to upgrade ventilation in the mines to meet new msha standards. He has contributed chapters to several books including american mineral treasures 2008 he has firsthand knowledge of the miners, the market, and the stories. A zn occurrence mine owned by the jersey miniere zinc co.
Originally consisting of 40 acres, it was expanded after the civil war to 80 acres. At elmwood, officials are raising funds to buy a monument to honor the 19 victims buried there and all of the hundreds who died under the cold, hard hand of the tennessee childrens home. As miners worked to harvest zinc, they began to find these incredible museumquality crystals. It was officially spring and time to get out to collect fluorescent minerals. Elmwood white pages phone books in tennessee tn whitepages. With comprehensive contact information, including cell phone numbers, for over 275 million people nationwide, and whitepages smartcheck, the fast, comprehensive background check compiled from criminal and other records from all 50 states. The elmwoodgordonsville mine is in gordonsville, tennes see. Book a pickup time slot via the link in your winning email. With just 20 cows and covering 640 acres, the dairy was a corporate operation and a modern facility that was the first in dallas to deliver pasteurized milk in glass bottles, even winning most sanitary dairy farm at the 1908 state fair of texas. Nov 15, 2016 the elmwood mine is really the only place in the state that these impressive mineral formations are being found today.
Calcite on matrix elmwood mine, tennessee for auction. Colorados sweet home mine or the elmwood mine in tennessee likely fall into. Consequently, dips in the elmwood gordonsville area are toward the northeast at about six meters per kilometer. Purple fluorite from elmwood mine, carthage, smith county. Purple flourite, elmwood mine, smith county, tn rocks and gems, gem stones. Astro gallery of gems twinned golden calcite crystal. I had arranged to visit my friend mark cole and collect again at the columbia mine in marion, kentucky, but those plans changed. It was established in 1852 as one of the first rural cemeteries in the south.
The purple phantom cubes contrast well with the light colored matrix. Section 1 the story of the crystals of the elmwood mine. Elmwood zinc mine in gordonsville, tennessee the diggings. Fluorite and calcite specimen elmwood mine, tennessee ebay. The elmwood mine is a zinc mine in carthage, tennessee which opened in 1969, before being closed for many years, only to be reopened in 2010. Elmwood mine february 2019, ive added some super new specimens in this elmwood update. Elmwood mine, tennessee past and present perspectives. Elmwood cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in memphis, tennessee.
This 260 page illustrated book was originally published by elmwood cemetery in 1874. This top shelf miniature features a wonderful collection of over two dozen perfectly formed golden. Elmwood mine fluorite with sphalerite mineral specimen. Check flight prices and hotel availability for your visit. This mine contains three shafts called the elmwood, cumberland, and gordonsville. Historic elmwood cemetery memphis at rest since 1852. The history of mont saint hilaire as a mineral locality is relatively recent and.
During 2016, there was no production due to the operations being placed on care and maintenance during december 2015. Phils top ten mineral localities of the world collectors edge. Both terminations are extremely gemmy and the multiple terminations on one end are. Whitepages is the authority in people search, established in 1997. They contain eleven different minerals including sphalerite which is the main ore mineral. He has contributed chapters to several books including american mineral treasures 2008 he has firsthand knowledge of the miners, the market, and the stories to explain how we get the specimens we get from the ground, which he will share. In 2010, nyrstar company reopened the zinc mines in the carthage, tennessee area which includes the elmwood, gordonsville, and. Elwood to honor victims of tennessee childrens home society. Elmwood stellar beam calcite crystal cluster multiterminated dogtooth calcite crystal cluster elmwood mine, tn 3. The nashville basin of the interior plains characterize the geomorphology of the surrounding area. A copy is in the library of congress and they made a digital version of the now public domain book available on the internet. Producer in smith county in tennessee, united states with commodities zinc, stone, lead, fluorinefluorite, bariumbarite. In 2010, nyrstar company reopened the zinc mines in the carthage, tennessee area which includes the elmwood. Pay for this specimen over 3 months using our layaway option.
She died shortly after she began attending victims. These fluorite on sphalerite is from the elmwood mine in carthage, smith county, tennessee, bafpbzn district, tennessee, us. With just 20 cows and covering 640 acres, the dairy was a corporate operation and a modern facility that was the first in dallas to deliver pasteurized milk in glass bottles, even winning most sanitary dairy farm at the 1908 state fair of. Galena from the elmwood mine, carthage, smith county.
A classic, beautiful, doubly terminated, goldenamber calcite crystal set on a small cluster of gemmy, rubyjack sphalerite crystals from the elmwood mine of tennessee. Rules, regulations and bylaws history of the cemetery. Initial production took place in 1975 and overall output was considered to be large size. Online mineral museum photograph archive of minerals. For sale is a fantastic example of calcite from elmwood mine, tn. Dec 28, 2017 when money was needed to open another seam of coal at the elmwood mine, fred raised funds to help the mine operator. The elmwood zinc mine is in gordonsville, tennessee.
Premiddle ordovician erosional thinning of the upper knox group from west to east across the crest of the nashville dome indicates the preexistence of a paleoarch with a crest east of the present crest of the dome stagg and fischer. Mineral gallery from tennessee in online mineral museum. Latest, recent mineral updates ive added some super new specimens in this elmwood update. All weights and measurements of the piece are approximate. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. In this video we get a feel for heavy equipment in use, and workingdrivingcollecting conditions, in the elmwood complex in 1997. The minerals illustrated sold previously and are for photographic reference only. A zn occurrencemine owned by the jersey miniere zinc co. Additional records that apply to elmwood are also found through the smith county and tennessee pages elmwood birth records. Elmwood genealogy in smith county, tn usa 1,3,862 tennessee 37,030 smith county 585 elmwood 48. Birth records smith county, tennessee, 19141930 family history library. Can anyone give me a short or long, which is fine with me history of this. Jun 11, 2012 this 1989 photo shows the headframe and mine buildings associated with the elmwood mine.
This is something of a loss to the rock collecting community due to the way the administration there goes about things, but some specimens do still make it to the marketplace. In the 1870s the original corporation was dissolved and elmwood became one of the oldest nonprofits in tennessee. Elmwoodgordonsville mine in gordonsville, tennessee the. Middle tennessee complex is comprised of three underground zinc mines. Elwood to honor victims of tennessee childrens home. Pickup will be mid morning early afternoon on march 20, 2021. The county was organized in 1799 and is named for daniel smith, a revolutionary war veteran who made the first map of tennessee and served as a united states senator smith county is part of the nashvilledavidson.
Elmwood mine, karthago, central tennessee bafpbzn district, smith county, tennessee, vereinigte staaten fundort bei subcategories this category has only the following subcategory. Elmwood calcite update may 2016, ive added some beautiful, gemmy, twinned calcite crystals in this elmwood calcite update. Tennessee minerals rockhounding for agates, calcite. Elmwood cemeterys grounds are open every day from 8 am till 4. Your invoice will be emailed to you when the auction closes. In this video mark kielbaso the mine rat shows us some of the heavy equipment used underground in the elmwood mine in the mid 90s. Mar 29, 2020 section 1 the story of the crystals of the elmwood mine. On this specimen a coating of small white calcite crystals on matrix is topped with a superb, sharp calcite twin and almost seems to float on top of the matrix see photo for a good angle. The ore mined is composed of galena, fluorite and sphalerite.
The locality is the elmwood mine, smith county, tennessee. Wayne lamar jackson is one of the many musicians buried in the elmwood cemetery. Jamie newman of the american museum of natural history, and dr. Historic elmwood cemetery is the oldest active cemetery in memphis, tennessee. It has produced many world class specimens of fluorite, calcite, barite and galena over the years. The site was first discovered in 1967 by new jersey zinc company. Death records smith county, tennessee, 19141926 family history library tennessee deaths and burials index, 18741955 ancestry. From the 1982 jewel pocket, elmwood mine, smith county, tennessee.
The county was organized in 1799 and is named for daniel smith, a revolutionary war veteran who made the first map of tennessee and served as a united states senator. At that time, some excellent specimens of calcite, fluorite and sphalerite were obtained from the miners who worked the mines. Bibliography of tennessee local history sources anderson. Deeds smith county, tennessee, 18011973 family history library. The form, high lustre and translucency make this a textbook elmwood calcite. Mass graves and victorian monuments mark the history of memphis in this 19th century cemetery.
The elmwoodgordonsville mine is a underground mining operation. A funeral scene in paramount s 1993 legal thriller the firm was filmed here. Fluorite has a low refractive index denoted as n in textbooks of 1. Elmwood began as the tennessee dairy founded by lindsley waters in 1907. In the section known as middle tennessee, its county seat is carthage. They began hoisting ore again from the elmwood, gordonsville and cumberland mines in november, 2010. The mining company soon made exclusive arrangements. The fluorites also have a sharp exterior ridgeline frame on the outside of the cubes that adds some extra interesting geometry. Get the best deals on fluorite when you shop the largest online selection at. The elmwood mine in tennessee is a zinc mine that was discovered in 1969.
The locality is elmwood mine, carthage, smith county, tennessee. Gordonsville, elmwood and cumberland, and a processing plant located at the gordonsville mine site. Fluorite on sphalerite crystals, elmwood mine, tennessee ebay. Geology of the elmwood and gordonsville mines, central.
The zinc mines around carthage, tennessee have been famous for many decades for producing superb examples of calcite, fluorite, sphalerite. Elmwood house 1886 historical inn room descriptions. Largest gallery of gems, minerals, fossils and other natural history products. The overall dimensions are 3 38 wide by 2 14 tall by 1 58 front to back. Over the years, steve has built the countrys largest fine collection of specimens from the elmwood, gordonsville and cumberland mines which are only about 35 miles from his home in tennessee. Stunning purple fluorite crystals, incredibly sparkly sphalerite, orange calcite crystals, and more were found in the mine.
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