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Regal Ridge emerald showing, Finlayson
Gem locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: no open access, emerald in schist known from the claims.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Canada's first emerald discovery in 1998 in mica schists of the Finlayson district
Documented discovery in Canadian gemmological literature.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote, bears
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