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Gem Mountain Sapphire Mine (Rock Creek)

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What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: Montana sapphire (blue, green, yellow, pink).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Tertiary

Famous Rock Creek sapphire fee-dig near Philipsburg.

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