NORTH CAROLINA EMERALDS

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This Site is Dedicated to the
Natural Emerald Treasures Found in North Carolina

Home of the Largest and most Valuable Emeralds ever found in North America!

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Did you know that NORTH AMERICA's
20 LARGEST EMERALDS
CAME FROM NORTH CAROLINA!
Rank Carats Emerald

1         1,869      NAEM Emerald 2003 NAEM Mine, 19.5 cm, Houston Museum Natural Science, Houston, TX
2         1,686      LKA Emerald 1984NAEM Mine, 3.8 x 11.4 cm, LKA collection, Gig Harbor, WA
3         1,493      Reitzler/Williams/Hartwell Twin 1971 Adams Mine, 2.7 x 10.5 cm, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
4         1,438      Finger Emerald (Stephenson Emerald) 1969 NAEM Mine, 5.4 x 7.3 cm, LKA collection, Gig Harbor, WA
5         1,400      Hill Emerald 2007 NAEM Mine, NAEM collection, Hiddenite, NC Newest Discovery!
6         1,377      Bolick/Arnold Cluster 1971 Adams Mine, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
7         1,276      Hidden Emerald 1886Adams Mine, 4.1 x 7.0 cm,Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC
8         1,270      Hidden Emerald 1881Adams Mine, 21.6 cm, stolen from American Museum Natural History in 1950, still missing
9         1,215      Baltzley Twin 1970 Adams Mine
10          965      Hill Emerald 2006 NAEM Mine, Houston Museum Natural Science, Houston, TX
11          934.9   Bolick Twin 1971 Adams Mine, 3.5 x 6.5 x 14.0 cm, Houston Museum Natural Science, Houston, TX
12          900      Reitzler/Williams/Hartwell Twin 1971 Adams Mine, Houston Museum Natural Science, Houston, TX
13          858      Empress Caroline 1998 NAEM Mine, Southeastern Emerald Consortium collection
14          817.5   Baltzley Twin 1971 NAEM Mine
15          750      Wright Emerald 1907 Ellis Mine, 3.8 x 5.1 cm
16          722.7   Bolick Emerald 1977Adams Mine, Grandfather Mountain Nature Museum, Linville, NC
17          591      Hill Twin 2006 NAEM Mine, NAEM collection, Hiddenite, NC
18          467      Ormond Twin on Goethite 1969 NAEM Mine, 1.4 x 8.9 cm, Dal-An Museum, locatin unknown
19          450      Reitzler/Williams/Hartwell Emerald 1971 Adams Mine, North Carolina Museum Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC
20          433      Reitzler/Williams/Hartwell Cluster 1971 Adams Mine, American Museum Natural History, New York, NY

NOTE: A 1,676 carat Emerald was reportedly found in 1977 at the Crabtree Mine; however the actual existance of this crystal is uncertain
Where known, the location of the above crystals is given
NORTH CAROLINA'S EMERALDS ARE ALSO
NORTH AMERICA'S MOST VALUABLE!

+ $1,000,000 North America's Largest uncut Emerald NAEM Emerald 1,869 cts sold as museum specimen, valued at over $1M!
+ $1,000,000 Carolina Queen 18.8 cts cut gem in diamond setting, North America's largest and most valuable cut emerald!
$619,000 Carolina Prince 7.85 cts cut gem in diamond setting, Highest price ever paid per carat for a North American cut gemstone! (2007 dollars)
$456,000 Tiffnay Emerald 13.14 cts cut gem (aka Carolina Emerald), (2007 dollars)
$100,000 Carolina Dutchess 8.85 cts cut gem

Please note that all of the emerald mine properties in North Carolina are privately owned and potential visitors should arrange permission before arriving on the property. Only two mines are open to the public for mineral collecting--follow the links given to obtain permission to visit:
1) The Crabtree Emerald Mine near Little Switzerland, NC http://www.wncrocks.com/resources/Collecting%20site%20crabtreemine1.htm
2) The Emerald Hollow Mine at Hiddenite, NC http://www.hiddenitegems.com/

For information on other mineral collecting sites in North Carolina, see: http://www.wncrocks.com/ and http://www.mcrocks.com



Announcing

Emerald Crystal Pockets of the Hiddenite District, Alexander Co, NC

by
Wade Edward Speer, MS Geology

Fieldtrip Guidebook
Prepared for the
Geological Society
of America
Southeastern Section
Annual Meeting
Charlotte, NC
April 2008


Please see note above concerning emerald mines open to the public in North Carolina

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The most complete coverage of the
Emeralds of Hiddenite
The Latest Discoveries
High Resolution Color Plates
29 Images including 12 Emerlads
See inside Crystal Pockets
New Geological Insights
28 pages
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