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Beryl
Mar 22, 2009 9:09:33 GMT -5
Post by rockmanken on Mar 22, 2009 9:09:33 GMT -5
Largest beryl found at the Crabtree Emerald mine, Spruce Pine, NC. Found by my daughter. Ken
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Beryl
Mar 22, 2009 11:00:43 GMT -5
Post by mohs on Mar 22, 2009 11:00:43 GMT -5
that's a marvelous chunk of fine green do they allow people to search at this Crab Tree Mine? Ed
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Beryl
Mar 22, 2009 11:54:46 GMT -5
Post by rockmanken on Mar 22, 2009 11:54:46 GMT -5
Yes Ed. It is $15 a day and all native, no salted. You have to contact magma.com or go to emerald village just down the road for permission slips and to pay the fee. I suggest contacting magma as emerald village charges $5 more for their involvement. DO NOT confuse this with Hiddenite, NC which is SALTED. I have a lot of nice emeralds, beryl and tourmaline from Crabtree. Magma holds a machine dig (the actual mine is closed and cannot be worked) about 3-4 times a year. At that time it is $25 a day to offset the cost of the backhoe. It is used to turn over the old tailing piles. some nice stuff is being found there. Go to www.magmarocks.com and click on the logo and then go to the past digs section under Crabtree and see what has been found. They go on digs almost every week. Ken
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Beryl
Mar 22, 2009 12:26:27 GMT -5
Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Mar 22, 2009 12:26:27 GMT -5
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Beryl
Mar 22, 2009 12:51:12 GMT -5
Post by rockmanken on Mar 22, 2009 12:51:12 GMT -5
Sorry, I went back and changed it.
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Beryl
Mar 23, 2009 0:38:10 GMT -5
Post by mohs on Mar 23, 2009 0:38:10 GMT -5
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Beryl
Mar 23, 2009 10:56:46 GMT -5
Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Mar 23, 2009 10:56:46 GMT -5
A Rockhounding Guide to North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains 2ND PRINTING
By Michael Streeter
North Carolina Professional Geologist, Photographer & Rockhound
April 1, 2003
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This book has everything that you will need for your rockhounding adventure: clear and concise directions to each site including precise GPS coordinates, location maps depicting major roads and towns, detailed topographic maps of each site that show the entire collecting area and surrounding vicinity, a list and pictures of rocks and minerals to be found at each site, artistic photographs of mines and minerals, recommended tools and complete directions for their use, color photographs of all mineral specimens, an informative glossary of geological terms, a complete index of all sites and minerals and a listing of rock and mineral museums and dozens of rock and mineral clubs. Also included in the book are guidelines for safe and responsible collecting, a geologic history of western North Carolina and loads of information on the region's colorful mining history. This book is packed with useful information - an excellent resource and educational guide and the only North Carolina rockhounding guide that contains four full pages of accurate color photographs of authentic rocks and minerals collected at every location in the book.
I began rockhounding over 35 years ago as an "Air Force Brat". My passion for rocks and minerals inspired me to enter college where I obtained Bachelor's and Master's degrees in geology. I have been collecting in western North Carolina where I live and work as a licensed professional geologist for nearly 12 years. After about a decade of actual hands-on rockhounding experience at every site in this book and more, it took about two years to painstakingly research, write and edit this book. With many dozens of collecting sites to choose from, I carefully decided to include only "quality" and accessible sites in my book - only places where even a beginning rockhound would have an excellent chance of success and where permission to collect is not an issue or can be very easily obtained. This rockhounding guide is uniquely designed to appeal to rockhounds, history buffs, photography enthusiasts and nature lovers. Each book was printed on high quality paper, using state of the art digital technology for the sharpest and clearest text and most accurate, true to life maps and photographs possible. This book is complete - no additional maps, directions or information are necessary to find your way to loads of rocks and minerals.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION Geologic History Mining History
HOW TO USE THE BOOK
ROCKHOUNDING TOOLS
CONDUCT IN THE FIELD
PERMISSION TO COLLECT
SAFETY
COLLECTION SITES BY COUNTY Avery County Cranberry Iron Mine
Buncombe County Black Mountain Kyanite Goldsmith Mine
Cherokee County Hitchcock Mine Murphy Limonite after Pyrite Vengeance Creek
Clay County Behr Corundum Mine Buck Creek Corundum Knob
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Macon County Madison County Little Pine Garnet Mine Shut-in Creek Unakite Stackhouse Mines
McDowell County Woodlawn Limestone Quarry
Mitchell County Abernathy Mine Bandana Dolomite Marble Sinkhole Mine Chalk Mountain Mine Crabtree Emerald Mine Deer Park Mine Hootowl Mine
Swain County Nantahala Talc & Limestone Mine
Transylvania County Grimshawe Mine
Yancey County Mas-Celo Mine Ray (Wray) Mine
APPENDIX
GLOSSARY
RESOURCES Area Rock and Mineral Museums Selected list of Rock and Mineral Clubs
REFERENCES
INDEX OF MINERALS AND SITES
FIELD NOTES
COLOR ROCK AND MINERAL PHOTOS
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Beryl
Mar 23, 2009 11:02:32 GMT -5
Post by mohs on Mar 23, 2009 11:02:32 GMT -5
with my luck I'd probably find an outdated PCI computer card Ha Ha!! o well there green at least
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Beryl
Mar 23, 2009 17:58:09 GMT -5
Post by rockmanken on Mar 23, 2009 17:58:09 GMT -5
Deeptime, let me know when you will be there and I will get you PERSONAL information. Also contacts and possibly a guide for the time you are there. I know most ALL of MAGMA members that can help you as I am not in NC anymore or I would meet you there. PM me your slow mail address and I will send you some. Ken
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Beryl
Mar 24, 2009 7:19:55 GMT -5
Post by Fossilman on Mar 24, 2009 7:19:55 GMT -5
Nice find.....................
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