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Corundum in North Carolina
Saturday, May 25, 2019
The Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society graciously invited GMS to join them on their trip to collect corundum in North Carolina. Using tents to shade the digging area, members dug deep and were rewarded with some nice, well-defined crystals. Many thanks to the property owners for allowing us to dig on their property, KGMS for inviting us, David Liles for sharing photographs from the trip, and a big thank you to Daniel Miller for setting up this trip!
Lori Carter
On behalf of Charles Carter, GMS Field Trip Chair
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Photo by David Liles
Clever collectors used tents to shade their digging spots
Photo by David Liles
Good sized corundum crystal straight from the ground!
Photo by David Liles
Daniel Miller (lower left) dug a trench to help understand the geology of the area
Photos by David Liles
Digging and screening to find corundum
Photos by David Liles
A beautiful corundum crystal after cleaning
Photo by David Liles
Daniel worked hard!
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