Record #:

22596

Author(s):

Tacker, Chris

Abstract:

Since 1893, thirteen diamonds have been discovered in North Carolina as a result of gold or monazite panning. One such diamond found in Burke County, North Carolina resides in the Geology Collection of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. It was donated from the estate of J.A.D. Stephenson who discovered emeralds and hiddenite in Alexander County, North Carolina.

Source:

North Carolina Naturalist (NoCar QH 76.5 N8 N68), Vol. 23 Issue 1, Winter 2015, p8, il

Subject(s):

Diamonds--North Carolina--History; North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; Geology--North Carolina; Gemstones; Diamonds--Burke County