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Gem Mountain (Rock Creek), MT

Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: sapphire (assorted colors).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: alluvial sapphire gravels of the Rock Creek district

Major documented Montana sapphire source with a long-running commercial screening operation.View source →

Before you go

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