Record #:

11313

Author(s):

Chapman, Ashton

Abstract:

Aquamarine, the sparkling, blue-green birthstone for March, is found and mined in about twelve North Carolina counties. The best-known mine is the Wiseman Mine on Carter Ridge near Spruce Pine. The deposit was discovered there around 1894.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 19, Mar 1966, p14, il

Subject(s):

Aquamarine; Mines and mining--Spruce Pine