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Montana
Dry Cottonwood Creek, MT
Gem locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
GoldAlso reported: sapphire.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: placer sapphire in creek gravels near Deer Lodge
Documented Montana sapphire placer noted in state geology and rockhounding guides.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Remote roads, creek banks
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