Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA

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Corundum : Al₂O₃
	Corundum Hill Mine, Franklin, Ellijay District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Grey-pink corundum encrusted in chlorite. Photo taken in 2004 by Rex Biggers. The largest specimen in this photo is 32mm across at the widest point.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14473 View Count: 1271
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Pigeon blood rubies. The container here is 37mm across. This photo was taken in 2001 by Rex Biggers.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14471 View Count: 862
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA These crystals are 2-5mm in diameter. The photographer and collector is Rex Biggers whom currently resides in Salem, UT. Full crystals are rare at this location since it is a placer deposit in an ancient riverbed. Note the triangular growth-patterns and striations which are trypical of many corundum crystals.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14343 View Count: 711
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃, Corundum (Var: Sapphire) : Al₂O₃, Garnet Group : X₃Z₂(TO₄)₃ (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V), Pyrope (Var: Rhodolite) : Mg₃Al₂[SiO₄]₃
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Rubies, sapphires, garnets, and rhodolites. Container is 37mm across. Photo was taken in 2001 by Rex Biggers.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14484 View Count: 701
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA A rare 11.3 facet quality ruby. Collected and photographed by Rex Biggers in 2001.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14345 View Count: 685
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Theses rubies are quite large for the Jacobs Mine, 7-16mm in size. Most stones from this deposit are usually under four carats. Top row, left to right: 5.2, 5.5, 9.8, and 11.3 carats. Bottom row: 3.2, 4.6, 4, and 3.8 carats. One ruby of approximately 24 carats was discovered within the past 6 years. Facet quality stones from this mine are usually ...
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14347 View Count: 680
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Franklin, Ellijay District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Irregular crystal cluster of pink corundum. Many crystal faces are visible under close inspection indicating this is a single crystal. Ex. Robert C. Linck (1905-1970). Overall size of mineral specimen: 8x6x5 cm. Size of individual crystals: 8 cm.
© 2003 John H. Betts	Photo ID: 10553 View Count: 487
Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Center crystal is 5 mm. P. Cristofono specimens and photo. Field-collected 1996.
© 2006 Peter Cristofono	Photo ID: 61377 View Count: 330
Corundum (Var: Sapphire) : Al₂O₃, Corundum (Var: Ruby) : Al₂O₃, Sillimanite : Al₂[O\|SiO₄], Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz) : SiO₂, Garnet Group : X₃Z₂(TO₄)₃ (X = Ca, Fe, etc·, Z = Al, Cr, etc·, T = Si, As, V)
	Jacobs Ruby Mine, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA A selection of rubies, sapphires, sillimanite & smoky quartz + garnets. The smoky quartz in the upper-left corner is about 28mm long. The photo was taken in 2001 by Rex Biggers.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14463 View Count: 852
Corundum (Var: Sapphire) : Al₂O₃
	Corundum Hill Mine, Franklin, Ellijay District, Cowee Valley, Macon Co., North Carolina, USA Pink sapphire crystal collected in 1994 by Rex Biggers. Photo taken in 2004. Specimen is 10x7mm.
© 2003 Rex Biggers	Photo ID: 14474 View Count: 684