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Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin


NameGem & Mineral Society of Franklin
CountryUnited States
Websitehttp://www.fgmm.org/
Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/franklingems/
DescriptionMacon County has been dubbed the Gem Capital of the World and for good reason. The hills and mountains around here are riddled with all kinds of gem stones from quartz to garnets to rubies and many more in between all leading to the cache of gem mines in the area. This large source of gems and minerals led to a collection of rock hounds in the area; whom in turn began the Franklin Gem and Mineral Society.
Year founded1974
Areas of interestMinerals, Fossils, Gemology, Lapidary, Geology (General)
MembershipThis organization does not support a list of members on mindat
Some Nearby localitiesDistance
Franklin, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA0.1 km (0.0 miles)
Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA9.6 km (6.0 miles)
Sheffield Corundum Mine, Macon County, North Carolina, USA9.7 km (6.1 miles)
Mincey Mine, Ellijay, Ellijay Mining District, Cowee Valley, Macon County, North Carolina, USA10.5 km (6.5 miles)
Cox Mine (Cox-Davies Mine), Jackson County, North Carolina, USA21.2 km (13.1 miles)
Kyle, Macon County, North Carolina, USA21.7 km (13.5 miles)
Webster Peridotite deposit (Webster Chromite prospects; Webster deposit), Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA23.0 km (14.3 miles)
Webster-Balsam, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA23.4 km (14.6 miles)
Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, North Carolina, USA24.7 km (15.3 miles)
Herbert Mine, Buck Creek, Clay County, North Carolina, USA25.1 km (15.6 miles)
 
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