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| TREASURE HUNTING IN SOUTH CAROLINA Add what you know about this area to create a handy guide for other treasure hunters. |
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| What this area is Known For: 1.Amethyst (State gem) 2.Fossils 3.Blue Granite (State Rock) 4. 5. 6. | Biggest Finds in this area: 1. 2. 3. |
| Local appraisers: 1. 2. | Local geocaching/treasure hunting clubs: 1. 2. 3. |
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| THE BEST PLACES TO HUNT Regions can have multiple good spots to go — add details to build a complete guide. |
| Location #1: Diamond Hill Quartz Property General description: The state gem stone is amethyst. Diamond Hill is an excellent site to collect this rich purple gem. Skeletal crystals , smokey quartz, cacoxenite on quartz and other minerals are found at at the big pit. | How to get there: The following site gives contact information to collect at the site for a fee: http://www.gamineral.org/commercial-diamondhill.htm |
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| Handy to bring along: 1. Shovel 2. Pick 3. Bucket 4. Rock hammer 5. Safety glasses | Helpful notes to newcomers: Diamond Hill is one of the better sites in South Caroline. On the web site, there is a page to apply to collect. |
| Location #2: Lee Creek General description: The mine itself is an open-pit phosphate mine on the south shore of the Pamlico River which exposes: Pungo River Marl (Lower Miocene), Yorktown ( Early Pliocene), Chowan River (Late Pliocene) and James City (Pleistocene) Formations Fossils are collected at the mine or from tailings used by local highway departments as road fill. Sharks, rays, boney fish, corals, clams and many other fossils. Ref: http://www.elasmo.com/ | How to get there: The PCS Phosphate mine is private. However, they welcome fossil hunters. Each season, the mine allows clubs and individuals that apply for collecting slots to enter the mine. The mine simply asks that hunters only come in once a season, to give other hunters a fair chance to obtain slots See the folowing link to reserve a slot: http://www.fossilguy.com/sites/l_creek/ |
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| Handy to bring along: 1.Shovel 2.Screens 3.Hand pick 5. Bucket 6. Rock hammer | Helpful notes to newcomers: Visit the Auora Fossil Museum to see fossils from the area:. 400 MAIN STREET; P.O. BOX 352; AURORA, NC 27806-0352 TELEPHONE: (252)322-4238 FAX: (252) 322-2220 |
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