Crabtree Mine (Emerald Mine), Spruce Pine, Spruce Pine District, Mitchell Co., North Carolina, USA

Ref.: Rocks & Min.:60:92. An emerald mine located about 2.5 miles SW of Spruce Pine.
Deposit:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, MICA DEPOSITS OF THE BLUE RIDGE IN NORTH CAROLINA: U.S. GEOL. SURVEY PROF. PAPER 577, P.12
Deposit:: 1968 COMPILE LESURE, F.G., REPORT
Production:: LESURE, F.G., 1968, USGS PROF. PAPER 577

Mineral List:

	Albite

	Beryl

	var: Aquamarine

	var: Emerald

	Beryl var: Heliodor

	Biotite

	'Garnet Group'

	Muscovite

	Pyrite

	Quartz

	var: Smoky Quartz

	Schorl

12 entries listed. 6 valid minerals.

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