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Old Pressley Sapphire Mine
Gem locality Documented siteLegal to collect
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Blue and gray sapphire, from local dirt.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Corundum bearing metamorphic rock
Source of some of the largest sapphires recorded in North America.
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