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Aquamarines for Courage
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
,
p
14, il
Subject(s):
Aquamarine
;
Mines and mining--Spruce Pine
Full Text:
https://digital.ncdcr.gov/Documents/Detail/state/1086324?item=1086395