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Southeast, North Carolina
Elijah Mountain Gem Mine, Hendersonville NC
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: assorted gems (buckets).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
A family fee flume attraction near Hendersonville with covered flumes and local amethyst digging.
Commercial fee-dig locality.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Working dig site
follow the operator's rulesWatch footing and sun.
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