Crabtree Emerald Mine, NC

ROCKHOUNDING PERMISSION REQUIRED DOCUMENTED

Where: North Carolina · North America · approx. 35.87, -82.13 (vicinity only)

Why this spot: Rockhounding locality: emerald in albite/quartz pegmatite of the Spruce Pine district

What turns up: emerald, albite, quartz, muscovite, beryl

Access: Permission required.

Now a seasonal public fee-dig operated by Emerald Village (daily digging permit); no longer club-only.

Satellite view, historic-map overlays, tide/flow context and field notes are in the app. Exact research detail is part of Pro.

Pins are approximate by design. This page is historical research, not permission to dig. Check ownership and local law first.