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Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine, Cowee Valley, NC
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ruby, sapphire, moonstone, rhodolite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: ruby/sapphire (corundum) in Cowee Valley gravels weathered from amphibolite
Long-established Franklin-area fee mine offering native, unenriched gravel; documented in guidebooks and mindat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Water, mud, sun
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