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South Carolina, North Carolina
Kings Mountain Kyanite Belt, Cherokee County, SC
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: kyanite, spodumene, mica.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: kyanite quartzite and lithium pegmatites of the Kings Mountain belt
Well-studied kyanite/lithium belt documented by USGS and SC geological literature.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active quarries, roadside traffic
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