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Southeast, North Carolina

Emerald Hollow Mine, Hiddenite NC

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: emerald, hiddenite.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: emerald, hiddenite, quartz

Documented rockhounding locality.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Remote or mine ground
heat, shafts, weather

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