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Emerald Hollow Mine, NC
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: emerald, hiddenite (spodumene), sapphire, rutile.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: emerald/hiddenite-bearing metamorphic pegmatite veins in the Hiddenite district
Only public emerald prospecting mine in the US; extensively documented on mindat and in NC guides.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Open cuts, water, heat, snakes
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