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  2. Hiddenite Gem Mines - Wikipedia

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    This a public gem mine located in the Piedmont of North Carolina in Alexander County, specifically in the town of Hiddenite. [2] At the mine, more than 63 different types of gems and minerals can be found including emeralds, amethyst, sapphire, aquamarine, topaz, garnet, as well as the stone Hiddenite, which is a stone only found in this local ...

  3. Aurora Fossil Museum - Wikipedia

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    The museum provides information about the geological history of the Aurora area, which is known as a center for fossil hunting (especially due to the phosphate mine). [4] The museum was founded in 1976 and opened in 1978 as a collaboration between the town of Aurora, local mines, East Carolina University , and other interested parties.

  4. List of museums in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Formerly North Carolina Museum of Life and Science, science and natural history exhibits Museum of North Carolina Minerals: Spruce Pine: Mitchell: Western: Natural history: Minerals and gems found in the area and state [65] [66] Museum of North Carolina Traditional Pottery: Seagrove: Randolph: Piedmont Triad: Art: Features displays from ...

  5. Hidden gems: How many WNC towns are among an ... - AOL

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    WorldAtlas has released a list of 10 underappreciated North Carolina towns, with several of their favorite hidden gems located in Western North Carolina.. WorldAtlas, founded in 1994 by ...

  6. Hiddenite, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The Hiddenite Gem Mines and surrounding areas also yield emeralds, sapphires, and many other precious stones. Sluicing and digging for precious gems is a popular recreational activity that draws many visitors to the area. Prior to the arrival of W.E. Hidden, the community was known as White Plains; this is how the area appears on a map of 1871.

  7. Kings Mountain Mine - Wikipedia

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    In 1880, prospectors discovered cassiterite, tin ore, in the pegmatites within a 20 mi (32 km) wide, 110 mi (180 km) long, north-south trending zone of bedrock that became known as the Carolina tin belt and later the King Moumtain belt. [4] [5] In addition to gold, minor quantities of gem spodumene were mined as early as 1880

  8. Spruce Pine Mining District - Wikipedia

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    The Spruce Pine Mining District is a swath of the valley of the North Toe River in the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwestern North Carolina. The area is mined for its mica, kaolin, quartz and feldspar. [1] Spruce Pine district is one of the largest suppliers of high-purity quartz, which is used in the manufacture of silicon for integrated ...

  9. McDowell County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Archaeological excavations performed by Dr. David Moore during the early 1980s, revealed artifacts and other evidence that the earliest inhabitants of McDowell County lived there from the Woodland period and Mississippian culture era, from 250 to 1500 AD. Dr. Moore discovered this material in an area close to the Catawba River, in and around an unusual topographical site known as Round Hill. [4]

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