EmeraldNC
Emerald Hollow Mine
The only emerald mine in the United States open to the public for digging, in the Hiddenite gem district of Alexander County.
View detailsRockhounding sites in North Carolina
251 rockhounding collecting destinations in North Carolina.
How many rockhounding sites are in North Carolina?
Use this page as your North Carolina rockhounding map — North Carolina has 251 rockhounding sites in our directory, including 54 quartz & crystals, 20 agate & jasper, 1 geodes, 36 gemstones, 30 fossils. Use rockhounding sites near me for live distance sorting or browse by city.
Near major cities: Asheville · Boone · Chapel Hill · Charlotte · Durham · Greensboro · Raleigh · Wilmington · Winston-Salem
By specimen type: Quartz & Crystals (54) · Agate & Jasper (20) · Gemstones (36) · Fossils (30) · Gold & Minerals (24) · Other (86)
Popular regions: North Carolina gem & pegmatite belt
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find rockhounding sites in North Carolina?
Our North Carolina rockhounding map lists 251 cataloged sites with GPS, fees, and specimen types at /states/north-carolina/. Filter by type or use near-me GPS sorting from your location.
Is there a North Carolina rockhounding map?
Yes — the North Carolina state hub at /states/north-carolina/ works as your rockhounding map with every listing, featured sites, and links to specimen-type subsets.
What can you find rockhounding in North Carolina?
Specimens vary by region — browse the North Carolina map for quartz, agate, geodes, fossils, and gems. Each listing notes primary targets and access rules.
What to pack for North Carolina rockhounding trips
Compared day-trip gear for North Carolina rockhounding sites — side-by-side tables for the hike in, sun, and sun, tools, and the approach hike.
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Popular rockhounding sites in North Carolina
Most-searched spots — open each listing for directions, fees, and safety notes.
CorundumNC
Cowee Valley Ruby Sapphire
Macon County streams and mines in Cowee Valley produce corundum rubies and sapphires in gravels of the Franklin gem capital.
View detailsAzuriteNC
Reed Gold Mine
Reed Gold Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Azurite, Gold, Malachite, Quartz crystals, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Siderite, Cuprite, Barite, Galena. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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PegmatiteNC
Spruce Pine Pegmatite District
The Spruce Pine district hosts massive pegmatites that supply industrial quartz and feldspar; collector access is mostly observational on public roads.
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SerpentineNC
Alamance County
Alamance County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGem KyaniteNC
Alexis
Alexis is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Kyanite, Lazulite, Rutile crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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GoldNC
Anson County
Anson County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Calcite, Garnet, Galena, Pyrite, Siderite, Rutile, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAzuriteNC
B.c. Munday Prospect
B.C. Munday Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Macon, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Galena, Gold, Malachite.
View detailsMagnesiteNC
Balsam Gap Mine
Balsam Gap Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Magnesite, Albite, Allanite, Green Beryl, Columbite, Corundum, Garnet, Biotite, Muscovite, Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsEpidoteNC
Bat Cave
Bat Cave is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Epidote. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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FossilNC
Beaufort Harbor
Fossil collection site, Beaufort County, North Carolina. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAzuriteNC
Beaverdam Bald Prospect
Beaverdam Bald Prospect is a mineral prospect in Cherokee, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
View detailsCassiteriteNC
Beaverdam Creek
Beaverdam Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Cassiterite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsSilicified woodNC
Bethesda
Bethesda is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Silicified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
Big Creek
Big Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Moonstone, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGoldNC
Black Ankle Mine
Black Ankle Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFeldsparNC
Blackjack Ridge Mine
Blackjack Ridge Mine is a historic mining site in Yancey, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsGoldNC
Blowing Rock
Blowing Rock is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Blowing Springs Cave
Fossil collection site, Swain County, North Carolina. Environment: cave. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsGarnetNC
Brasstown
Brasstown is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Broad River And Tributaries
Broad River and tributaries is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAlbiteNC
Brown Mountain
Brown Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Albite, Fluorite, Gold, Platinum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCassiteriteNC
Brown Mountain Mine
Brown Mountain Mine is a historic mining site in Burke, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Gold, Silver.
View detailsAllaniteNC
Bryson City
Bryson City is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Allanite, Garnet, Magnetite, Moonstone, Quartz crystals, Pyrite, Feldspar, Mica, Kyanite, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsChromiteNC
Buck Creek Deposit
Buck Creek Deposit is a historic mining site in Clay, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Chromite, Corundum, Platinum.
View detailsGarnetNC
Bullhead Mountain
Bullhead Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Gem Kyanite, Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsEpidoteNC
Bullock
Bullock is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Epidote, Labradorite, Titanite, Hornblende, Quartz crystals, Clinozoisite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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AgateNC
Burch
Burch is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Jasper, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGem BerylNC
Burkemont Mountain
Burkemont Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Beryl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Burlington
Burlington is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Red Quartzite, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsPink SapphireNC
Burningtown Creek
Burningtown Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Pink Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAlbiteNC
Burnsville
Burnsville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Albite, Amazonite, Apatite, Aquamarine, Autunite, Beryl, Emerald, Fluorite, Garnet, Kyanite, Muscovite, Feldspar, Rutile crystals, Quartz crystals, Sunstone, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Butner
Butner is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMicaNC
C Mine
C Mine is a historic mining site in Jackson, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Mica.
View detailsAmethystNC
Cabin Creek & Dry Creek
Cabin Creek & Dry Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Caldwell
Caldwell is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCalciteNC
Cane Creek
Cane Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Calcite, Gold, Hematite, Limonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAzuriteNC
Caney Fork Bald Prospect
Caney Fork Bald Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Jackson, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Iron, Malachite.
View detailsAgateNC
Cape Fear River And Tributaries
Cape Fear River and tributaries is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Common Opal, Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCassiteriteNC
Carroll Creek Gold Placer Prospect
Carroll Creek Gold Placer Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Burke, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Cassiterite, Galena, Gold.
View detailsAgateNC
Casar
Casar is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Castle Hayne
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsGoldNC
Caswell County
Caswell County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Allanite, Mica, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGoldNC
Catawba
Catawba is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Calcite, Magnetite, Rose Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFeldsparNC
Cedar Cliff Mine
Cedar Cliff Mine is a historic mining site in Yancey, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsSapphireNC
Celo Ridge
Celo Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Sapphire, Feldspar, Garnet, Kyanite, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Charlotte
Charlotte is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Jasper, Leopardite, Copper minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsRubyNC
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine
Cherokee Ruby & Sapphire Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ruby, Sapphire, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsWhite Star CorundumNC
Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include White Star Corundum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
Chunky Gal Mountain
Chunky Gal Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsUnakiteNC
Clay County
Clay County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFeldsparNC
Clear Creek Ridge Mine
Clear Creek Ridge Mine is a historic mining site in Yancey, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsCorundumNC
Clubb Mountain
Clubb Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Lazulite, Gem Kyanite, Damourite, Gold, Garnet, Hematite, Magnetite, Rutile crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsEpidoteNC
Collettsville
Collettsville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Epidote, Pyrite cubes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Concord
Concord is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Common Opal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMineralNC
Conrad Hill Mine Near Lexington
Conrad Hill Mine near Lexington is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Limonite, Malachite, Silver, Hematite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Core Creek
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Craven County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsCorundumNC
Corundum Hill
Corundum Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Green Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Chromite, Olivine crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
Cowee Creek
Cowee Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, Corundum, Beryl, Hornblende, Kyanite, Pyrite, Quartz, Rutile, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCorundumNC
Cowee Valley Ruby Sapphire
Macon County streams and mines in Cowee Valley produce corundum rubies and sapphires in gravels of the Franklin gem capital.
View detailsApatiteNC
Crabtree Emerald Mine
Crabtree Emerald Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Apatite, Emerald. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
Craggy Gardens Picnic Site
Craggy Gardens Picnic Site is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGem EpidoteNC
Cranberry
Cranberry is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Epidote, Garnet, Hematite, Gem Kyanite, Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Creedmore
Creedmore is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsBariteNC
Crowder's Mountain
Crowder's Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Barite, Chalcopyrite, Corundum, Gold Bearing Galena, Gold, Garnet, Hematite, Limonite, Magnetite, Blue Gem Kyanite, Rutile crystals, Topaz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Cumberland County
Cumberland County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Chalcedony, Chert, Jasper, Common Opal, Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Dan River
Fossil collection site in the Cumnock, Chatham County, North Carolina. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAgateNC
Danbury
Danbury is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Carnelian, Chalcedony, Jasper, Hyalite Opal, Hematite, Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMineralNC
Davidson County
Davidson County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Gold, Pyrite, Tetradymite, Anglesite, Calamine, Calcite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAnglesiteNC
Davis Mountain
Davis Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Anglesite, Chrysotile, Cerussite, Galena, Marmolite, Pyromorphite, Serpentine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAutuniteNC
Deer Park Mine
Deer Park Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Autunite, Feldspar crystals, Garnet, Hyalite Opal, Mica, Monazite, Thulite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsChalcedonyNC
Democrat
Democrat is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chalcedony, Feldspar crystals, Gem Garnet, Moonstone, Olivine crystals, Vermiculite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAmethystNC
Denver
Denver is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Dromicosuchus Quarry
Fossil collection site, Durham County, North Carolina. Environment: fluvial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilNC
Duplin Formation
Fossil collection site in the Duplin, North Carolina. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAquamarineNC
Earl
Earl is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAzuriteNC
Eldorado
Eldorado is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Azurite, Calcite, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Silver, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Hydrozincite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCorundumNC
Elf
Elf is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Amphibolite, Opal, Quartz crystals, Smaragdite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsRubyNC
Elijah Mountain Gem Mine
Elijah Mountain Gem Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ruby, Sapphire, Emerald, Quartz crystals, Citrine, Amethyst, Garnet, Aventurine, Sodalite, Peridot, Opal, Fluorite, Aquamarine, Topaz, Tourmaline, Pyrite, Amazonite, Labradorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsPetrified woodNC
Ellberle
Ellberle is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGoldNC
Ellendale
Ellendale is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Golden Beryl, Green Beryl, Yellow Beryl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGemstoneNC
Emerald
Emerald is a documented rockhounding destination in NC. Collectors visit for gem crystals, beryl, tourmaline and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
View detailsEmeraldNC
Emerald Hollow Mine
The only emerald mine in the United States open to the public for digging, in the Hiddenite gem district of Alexander County.
View detailsMixed mineralsNC
Emerald Village
Emerald Village is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Mixed minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgatized woodNC
Eno River
Eno River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agatized wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Farmer
Farmer is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAutuniteNC
Farmington
Farmington is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Autunite, Columbite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFeldsparNC
Feldspar Mine
Feldspar Mine is a historic mining site in Mitchell, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Mica.
View detailsCalciteNC
Flint Knob
Flint Knob is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Calcite, Galena, Pyrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Flower's Marl Pit
Fossil collection site, Duplin County, North Carolina. Environment: carbonate indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsApatiteNC
Foote Mine And Other Mines
Foote Mine and other mines is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Apatite, Beryl, Calcite, Cassiterite, Moonstone, Purpurite, Rhodochrosite, Spodumene, Black Tourmaline, Vivianite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Fox Mountain
Fox Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Rutile crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAmethystNC
Franklin
Franklin is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Bronzite, Epidote, Fibrolite, Garnet, Jasper, Kyanite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite, Ruby, Rutile, Sapphire, Sphalerite, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Gibsonville
Gibsonville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Green Quartz, Actinolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMagnetiteNC
Gold Hill
Gold Hill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Magnetite, Manganese, Garnet, Amethyst, Sunstone, Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGoldNC
Grandmother Mountain
Grandmother Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Pyrite, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMixedNC
Granite
Granite is a documented rockhounding destination in NC. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
View detailsTopazNC
Granville County
Granville County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Topaz, Andalusite, Carnelian, Malachite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAquamarineNC
Grover
Grover is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGem KyaniteNC
Hager's Mountain
Hager's Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Kyanite, Pyrophyllite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsPetrified woodNC
Halifax County
Halifax County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCorundumNC
Hall Creek And Silver Creek
Hall Creek and Silver Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Diamond, Pyrope Garnet, Rutile crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsStaurolitesNC
Hanging Dog And Persimmon Creeks
Hanging Dog and Persimmon Creeks is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Staurolites. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsStauroliteNC
Hanging Dog Creek
Hanging Dog Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Staurolite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMagnetiteNC
Helton Creek
Helton Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Henderson Point
Henderson Point is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Rutile crystals, Sillimanite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGem FeldsparNC
Hibriten Mountain
Hibriten Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Feldspar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsEmeraldNC
Hiddenite
Hiddenite is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Emerald, Quartz, Smoky Quartz, Amber Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAquamarineNC
Hiddenite (area 2)
Hiddenite (area 2) is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Quartz, Rutile, Emerald, Hiddenite, Calcite, Dolomite, Black Tourmaline, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsActinoliteNC
Higdon Mountain
Higdon Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Chalcedony, Chromite, Corundum, Enstatite, Magnetite, Opal, Quartz crystals, Ruby, Rutile, Sapphire, Spinel, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
High Peak
High Peak is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCorundumNC
Highlands
Highlands is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Almandine Garnet, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGoldNC
Hilliardston
Hilliardston is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Diamond. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAgateNC
Hillsborough
Hillsborough is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsDiamondNC
Hollands Creek
Hollands Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Diamond, Platinum, Blue Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsEpidoteNC
Horse Creek
Horse Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Epidote, Garnet, Magnetite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMicaNC
Huckleberry Mountain
Huckleberry Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Mica, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
Hyatt Creek
Hyatt Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Almandine Garnet, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAmethystNC
Inez
Inez is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Beryl, Lepidolite, Smoky Quartz, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsGarnetNC
Ingalls
Ingalls is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAmethystNC
Iron Station
Iron Station is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsApatiteNC
Island Creek
Island Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Apatite, Chalcopyrite, Fluorite, Galena, Hyalite Opal, Quartz crystals, Rhodochrosite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsChrysoliteNC
Ivy Creek
Ivy Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chrysolite, Genthite, Talc, Tremolite, Asbestos. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
James King Marl Pits
Fossil collection site, Sampson County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsChrysoliteNC
Kernersville
Kernersville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chrysolite, Bronzite, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsDiamondNC
Kings Mountain
Kings Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Diamond. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsMarbleNC
Kinsey Talc Mine
Kinsey Talc Mine is a historic mining site in Cherokee, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Marble, Soapstone.
View detailsAzuriteNC
Kitchen Prospect
Kitchen Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Graham, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
View detailsFossilNC
Kitty Hawk
Fossil collection site in the Pamlico, Currituck County, North Carolina. Environment: coastal indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAgateNC
Lake Summit
Lake Summit is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsQuartzNC
Lattimore
Lattimore is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz, Black Tourmaline, Beryl, Feldspar. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsFossilNC
Leaksville
Fossil collection site, Rockingham County, North Carolina. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsFossilNC
Lee Creek Mine
Fossil collection site in the Pungo River, North Carolina. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
View detailsAllaniteNC
Lemon Gap
Lemon Gap is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Allanite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsCassiteriteNC
Lincoln County
Lincoln County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Cassiterite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsActinoliteNC
Linville Mountain
Linville Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Graphite, Manaccanite, Pyrophyllite, Itacolumite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
View detailsAzuriteNC
Little Bald Prospect
Little Bald Prospect is a mineral prospect in Cherokee, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Gold, Malachite.
View detailsMineralNC
Little Panther Mountain Mine
Little Panther Mountain Mine is a historic mining site in Macon, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Galena, Sphalerite.
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Little Pine Garnet Mine
Little Pine Garnet Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Quartz, Chlorite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Little Scaly Mountain
Little Scaly Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Asbestos, Gem Corundum, Rutile crystals, Serpentine, Vermiculite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Little Snowbird Mountains
Little Snowbird Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chloritoid, Ottrelite, Garnet, Gold, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Loc. 1 Along Little Bear Creek, Carolina Slate Belt, Nc - Gibson Et. Al 1985
Fossil collection site in the Millingport, Stanly County, North Carolina. Environment: transition zone/lower shoreface. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Long Shoals Creek
Long Shoals Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Rock crystal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Looking Glass Falls
Looking Glass Falls is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Lookout Mountain
Lookout Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Kyanite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Louisburg
Louisburg is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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M 146
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Duplin County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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M 152
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Pitt County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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M 362
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Harnett County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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M 363
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Jones County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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M 364
Fossil collection site in the Santee Limestone, Jones County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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M 367
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Pender County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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M 781
Fossil collection site in the Gosport Sand, Johnston County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Marble
Marble is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Sillimanite, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Marlin Knob
Marlin Knob is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mason Farm Staurolite
Staurolite twinned crystals known as fairy crosses weather from schist in the Georgia-North Carolina Blue Ridge.
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Mason Mountain
Mason Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum, Garnet, Hornblende, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Masons Branch
Masons Branch is a historic mining site in Macon, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Galena, Garnet, Gold, Platinum, Sphalerite.
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Mcclure Prospect
Mcclure Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Jackson, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
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Mcdowell County
McDowell County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Pyrope Garnet, Gold Placer. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Medoc Mountain State Park
Medoc Mountain State Park is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Sericite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Meyer’s Chapel & General Area
Meyer’s Chapel & General Area is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Corundum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mitchell County
Mitchell County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mitchell River
Mitchell River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Yellow Chalcedony, Hornblende crystals, Steatite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Montgomery County
Montgomery County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Montvale
Montvale is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ruby, Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mooresville
Mooresville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Moria
Moria is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Pyrite crystals, Limonite cubes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mosleys Creek
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Craven County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Mount Airy
Mount Airy is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Quartz crystals, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mount Pisgah
Mount Pisgah is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chrysoprase. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mount Ulla
Mount Ulla is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Mt. Tirzah
Mt. Tirzah is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Actinolite, Hematite, Limonite, Manganese, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Nash & Franklin Counties
Nash & Franklin Counties is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Near Mount Olive
Fossil collection site, Duplin County, North Carolina. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Nebo
Nebo is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Neuse River
Neuse River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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New River
New River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Magnetite crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Newfound Gap
Newfound Gap is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ruby. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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North Fork New River
North Fork New River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Staurolite, Rock crystal. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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North Toe River
North Toe River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Kyanite, Corundum, Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Nutbrush Creek
Nutbrush Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem-quality minerals, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Onslow Beach, Holocene
Fossil collection site, Onslow County, North Carolina. Environment: foreshore. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Otto
Otto is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Garnet, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pee Dee River
Pee Dee River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agatized wood, Chalcedony, Jasper. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pekin
Fossil collection site in the Pekin, Montgomery County, North Carolina. Environment: terrestrial indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Penland
Penland is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Kyanite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Peter Cove Talc Mine
Peter Cove Talc Mine is a historic mining site in Madison, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Pyrite, Soapstone, Wolframite.
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Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Piney Creek
Piney Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Rock crystal, manganese, rutile. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pink Beds Picnic Area
Pink Beds Picnic Area is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pittsboro
Pittsboro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Limonite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Plumtree
Plumtree is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Feldspar crystals, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pocomoke
Pocomoke is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Lepidolite, Rubellite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Poplar Springs
Poplar Springs is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Rutile crystals, Limonite, Quartz, Spodumene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Pressley Mine
Pressley Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Albite, Amphibolite, Corundum, Damourite, Sapphire, Epidote, Garnet, Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Raleigh
Raleigh is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Reed Gold Mine
Reed Gold Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Azurite, Gold, Malachite, Quartz crystals, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Siderite, Cuprite, Barite, Galena. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Reems Creek
Reems Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Ridgecrest
Ridgecrest is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem Corundum. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Roan Mountain
Roan Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Unakite, Epidote. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Roaring Fork Creek
Roaring Fork Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Unakite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Roberson Ridge
Roberson Ridge is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Ankerite, Apatite, Biotite, Garnet, Muscovite, Pyrrotite, Quartz crystals, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Rockhound Ridge Gem Mine
Rockhound Ridge Gem Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Mixed minerals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Rosman
Rosman is a known mineral occurrence in Transylvania, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
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Russell Mine
Russell Mine is a historic mining site in Montgomery, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Copper, Gold.
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S.w. Presley Mine
S.W. Presley Mine is a historic mining site in Yancey, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Mica.
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Salisbury
Salisbury is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst, Pink Tourmaline, Green Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sandy Level Church
Sandy Level Church is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold, Platinum, Diamond. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sapphire Lake
Sapphire Lake is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Sapphire. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sheep Knob Mountain
Sheep Knob Mountain is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Shelby
Shelby is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gem crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Shinning Rock Ledge
Shinning Rock Ledge is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Rose Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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GeodeNC
Shooting Creek
Shooting Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Hyalite Opal Geodes. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sink Hole Mine And Other Area Mines
Sink Hole Mine and other area mines is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Blue Beryl, Apatite, Garnet, Kyanite, Thulite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sliding-rock-brevard
sliding-rock-brevard is a documented rockhounding destination in NC. Collectors visit for mixed minerals and rocks and related material. Access rules and land ownership vary — confirm current status with the managing agency or landowner before collecting.
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South Hardin Mica Mine
South Hardin Mica Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Golden Beryl, Muscovite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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South Mountains
South Mountains is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Feldspar, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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South Muddy Creek
South Muddy Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Diamond, Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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South Yadkin River
South Yadkin River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Corundum, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Spear
Spear is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet, Epidote crystals, Mica. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Spruce Pine
Spruce Pine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Actinolite crystals, Talc, Steatite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Spruce Pine Pegmatite District
The Spruce Pine district hosts massive pegmatites that supply industrial quartz and feldspar; collector access is mostly observational on public roads.
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Statesville
Statesville is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Agate, Amethyst, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Stice Shoal Lake Dam
Stice Shoal Lake Dam is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine, Beryl, Emerald, Mica, Smoky Quartz, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Stony Point
Stony Point is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chlorite, Goethite, Monazite, Quartz crystals, Spodumene. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Stratford
Stratford is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Silver, Sphalerite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Sugarloaf Mountain Prospect
Sugarloaf Mountain Prospect is a known mineral occurrence in Jackson, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Iron, Malachite, Pyrite.
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Superior Stone Company
Superior Stone Company is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Copper, Iron minerals, Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Thermal City
Thermal City is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Townsvill
Townsvill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Traphill
Traphill is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Moss Agate, Jasper, Chalcedony. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Troy
Troy is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Petrified wood. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Tuckasegee
Tuckasegee is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Golden Beryl. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Tyro
Tyro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Amethyst. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Unaka
Unaka is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Staurolite, Agate, Epidote, Pink Feldspar, Gold Placer, Petrified wood, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Usgs 11999
Fossil collection site in the Yorktown, Bertie County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Vanceboro
Fossil collection site in the Castle Hayne, Craven County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Vengeance Creek
Vengeance Creek is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Calcite, Garnet, Quartz crystals, Staurolite. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Wadesboro
Wadesboro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Gold. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Walnut Knob Mine
Walnut Knob Mine is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Aquamarine. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Way-ye-hutta Prospect
Way-Ye-Hutta Prospect is a mineral prospect in Jackson, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Azurite, Chrysocolla, Copper, Malachite.
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West Fork No. 1
West Fork No. 1 is a known mineral occurrence in Transylvania, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Iron, Rutile, Zircon.
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White Plains
White Plains is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Columbite, Quartz crystals, Rutile, Tourmaline. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Wilkesboro
Wilkesboro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Garnet, Serpentine, Talc. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Williamsboro
Williamsboro is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Willies Shanty Mine
Willies Shanty Mine is a historic mining site in Yancey, North Carolina, documented by the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. Reported specimens include Feldspar, Mica.
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Wilmington Rail Road
Fossil collection site, Beaufort County, North Carolina. Environment: marine indet.. Source: Paleobiology Database (PBDB), CC BY 4.0.
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Winston-salem
Winston-Salem is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Halloysite, Hematite, Magnetite, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Wiseman's View
Wiseman's View is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Sandstone. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Woodlawn
Woodlawn is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Phantom Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Yadkin County
Yadkin County is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Carnelian. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Yadkin River
Yadkin River is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Quartz crystals, Smoky Quartz. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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Yadkin Valley
Yadkin Valley is a documented mineral occurrence near NC. Reported specimens include Beryl, Garnet. Verify land access and collecting rules before visiting.
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