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Spruce Pine / Emerald Hollow Mine, Hiddenite, North Carolina
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What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: Emerald, hiddenite, creek and dig at the only public emerald mine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Metamorphic pegmatite
Alexander County; hiddenite type locality.
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