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NORTH
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Old Plantation Emerald Mine Cleveland County, North Carolina |
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![]() W.E. Speer photo Colburn Earth Science Museum, Asheville, NC |
![]() W.E. Speer photo Main pit Jan 2006 |
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![]() Emerald and Other Beryls 1989 Old Plantation mine 1912 |
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![]() W.E. Speer photo Haul road at main workings Jan 2006 |
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![]() W.E. Speer photo Quart-feldspar-Tourmaline Pegmatite hosts Emeralds |
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![]() W.E. Speer photo Quart-Feldspar Vein |
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![]() W.E. Speer photo Weathered mafic rock hosts pegmatites |
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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. The NAEM mine at Hiddenite is NOT open to the public. Only two mines
are open to the public for mineral collecting: For information on other mineral collecting sites in North Carolina, see: http://www.wncrocks.com/ and http://www.mcrocks.com |
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site is constantly under construction If you have any corrections or additions, please contact Ed Speer at ed@speerhammocks.com |
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