Search Results

2 results for Diamonds--Burke County
Currently viewing results 1 - 2
PAGE 1 OF 1
Record #:
12567
Author(s):
Chapman, Ashton
Abstract:
Varying in size and weighing up to 4.33 carats, at least fourteen known diamonds have been found in North Carolina. The first announced diamond find occurred in 1843 in Brindletown Creek, Burke County. Other finds have come from Mecklenburg, McDowell, Lincoln, and Cleveland Counties.
Source:
The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 33 Issue 21, Apr 1966, p8 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Diamonds--North Carolina--History; Diamonds--Burke County
Full Text:
Read Online
Print View
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
Print View