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buckshot
Dredger
Joined: 31 Mar 2012
Posts: 125
Location: Western, NC
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Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:10 pm |
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Sunday August 17th after church went to my farm, Treasure Valley to look for rubies & sapphires, hadn't found anything and was getting ready to leave and walked by where I had high banked about 3 years earlier and in the tailing pile from off the back something with color caught my eye and looked down and there was a ruby or some might say a pink sapphire depending on which gemologist you ask (79.69 carats), don't think I will cut it because it's the largest I've found to date. I'm no good at posting pictures but I had a friend post the picture on two forums, American Rockhounds and RockHound Lounge if you would like to see it.
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loki258
Site Admin
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
Posts: 1342
Location: Anderson, SC
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Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:25 pm |
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Congrats!!! I have a few 80+ ct's rubies that we found near franklin... I love to see the large pieces but they are sure few and far between...
Send me the pic I'll be glad to post for ya.
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loki258
Site Admin
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
Posts: 1342
Location: Anderson, SC
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Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:51 am |
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Pics added. |
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loki258
Site Admin
Joined: 01 Mar 2011
Posts: 1342
Location: Anderson, SC
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Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:51 am |
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darin
Dredger
Joined: 10 May 2010
Posts: 328
Location: Dallas,N.C.
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Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:43 pm |
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Nice Find. I wonder how many more have been lost in tailing piles and never noticed. |
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indyme2
GPOC Club Member
Joined: 07 May 2010
Posts: 548
Location: SC
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Fri Aug 29, 2014 2:09 pm |
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Victory
Dredger
Joined: 06 Feb 2012
Posts: 549
Location: Rougemont, NC
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Sat Aug 30, 2014 7:05 am |
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Very nice find! |
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ProspectorAl
Tennessee Prospector
Joined: 01 Mar 2010
Posts: 611
Location: Louisville, Tennessee
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Sat Aug 30, 2014 8:58 pm |
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That's a fine looking specimen you found! I am ready to get out and find some more.
Al |
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buckshot
Dredger
Joined: 31 Mar 2012
Posts: 125
Location: Western, NC
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Mon Sep 01, 2014 12:20 pm |
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Special thanks to Loki for posting the pictures for me. |
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