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Hogg Mine, Troup County, GA

Gem locality Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals

Also reported: aquamarine.

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

Why this spot

Rockhounding locality: pegmatite yielding beryl, star rose quartz and tourmaline

Well-known west-Georgia fee-dig pegmatite documented in club reports and mindat.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Open pit, heavy equipment, heat

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