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North Carolina
Sheffield Mine, Franklin, NC
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsPermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: ruby, pink sapphire.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: ruby/sapphire corundum in Cowee Valley residual gravels
Popular Cowee Valley fee mine widely documented in NC gem guides.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Water, mud, heat
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