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Franklin / Cowee Valley ruby & sapphire mines, North Carolina
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Ruby, sapphire.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Metamorphic
Macon County gem-mine cluster; ask which mines are 'native only'.
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