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Settled in 1752 by Moravian Bishop Spangenberg, Alexander County is a small region in the North Carolina Piedmont. Predominately inhabited by descendants of Scotch-Irish or Anglo-Saxon immigrants, Alexander County is known for a variety of short-lived entrepreneurial ventures, most notably mining of the emerald-spodumen, also known as the Lithia emerald.
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34575
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In an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, the diverse geology of the state is explored. North Carolina is the only state to produce all four major gems. Emeralds, sapphires, hiddenite, rubies, space rocks and more are all on display at the museum in the Treasures Unearthed exhibit.
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