rockhounding
North Carolina
39 researched sites15 legal to collect
Aurora / PCS Phosphate (Aurora Fossil Museum spoil)Fossil site · Legal to collect
›Aurora / PCS phosphate (Pungo) fossils, North CarolinaFossil site · Permission required
›Buck Creek corundum, Clay CountyMineral locality · Gray area
›Castle Hayne quarry (Martin Marietta)Fossil site · Restricted
›Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine, Cowee Valley, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire MineGem locality · Legal to collect
›Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, NCMineral locality · Legal to collect
›Crabtree Emerald MineGem locality · Gray area
›Crabtree Emerald Mine, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Emerald Hollow MineGem locality · Legal to collect
›Emerald Hollow Mine, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Fort Fisher and Carolina Beach strandFossil site · Legal to collect
›Franklin / Cowee Valley ruby & sapphire mines, North CarolinaGem locality · Permission required
›Gem MountainGem locality · Legal to collect
›Gem Mountain, Spruce Pine, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Green Mill Run (Greenville)Fossil site · Gray area
›Holden BeachFossil site · Legal to collect
›Little Pine Garnet MineMineral locality · Gray area
›Little Pine Garnet Mine, Madison County, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Mason Mountain MineGem locality · Legal to collect
›Mason Mountain Mine, Franklin, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Meg Ledge, Frying Pan Shoals (offshore Wilmington)Fossil site · Gray area
›Ocean Isle BeachFossil site · Legal to collect
›Old Pressley Sapphire MineGem locality · Legal to collect
›Old Pressley Sapphire Mine, Canton, NCGem locality · Prohibited, look only
›Onslow Beach, Camp LejeuneFossil site · Restricted
›Ray Mica Mine (Yancey County)Mineral locality · Gray area
›Ray Mica Mine, Yancey County, NCMineral locality · Permission required
›Reed Gold Mine area, North CarolinaGold ground · Legal to collect
›Reed Gold Mine, Cabarrus County, NCMineral locality · Permission required
›Sheffield MineGem locality · Legal to collect
›Sheffield Mine, Franklin, NCGem locality · Permission required
›Spruce Pine / Emerald Hollow Mine, Hiddenite, North CarolinaGem locality · Permission required
›Spruce Pine Pegmatite District, NCMineral locality · Gray area
›Topsail Island beachesFossil site · Legal to collect
›Vein Mountain Gold Area, McDowell County, NCMineral locality · Permission required
›Vein Mountain Gold Panning AreaGold ground · Legal to collect
›Vulcan / Thermal City gold, North CarolinaGold ground · Permission required
›Wrightsville BeachFossil site · Legal to collect
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