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North Carolina
Spruce Pine Pegmatite District, NC
Mineral locality Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: feldspar, muscovite, kaolin.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: world-class alaskite/pegmatite district (feldspar, quartz, mica) in the Blue Ridge
Internationally significant pegmatite district covered by USGS/NCGS and many mindat entries.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Active quarries, highwalls
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