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mitchnc
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Joined: 13 Feb 2011
Posts: 173
Location: Gastonia, NC
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:34 am |
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Below is a native NC emerald specimen that I collected this past weekend in Mitchell County, NC. It is from a MAGMA managed property call the Crabtree Emerald Mine.
Emerald in quartz, feldspar and biotite matrix
Same piece, other side.
There are at least 5 separate crystals embedded in the matrix. |
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ProspectorAl
Tennessee Prospector
Joined: 01 Mar 2010
Posts: 611
Location: Louisville, Tennessee
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:45 am |
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Nice. The trick is to get them out of the matrix intact. (Assuming you even want to). |
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dickb
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Joined: 10 Aug 2009
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Location: Iowa, & Clover, SC
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:20 pm |
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May be better to save as a specimen.
Nice to find it though! 
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mitchnc
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Location: Gastonia, NC
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:30 pm |
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Yep, these will stay in matrix and sit on my shelf. I found a few smaller loose crystals but most are highly fractured. There are still some good stuff there, just got to find it!  |
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