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Southeast Treasure Hunter's Gem & Mineral Guide (5th Edition)
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Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to Use This Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Equipment and Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mining Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Notes on Gem Faceting, Cabbing, and Mounting Services . . . . . . . . . 32
State Listings
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Indexes
Index by State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Index by Gems and Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Enjoying Stones
Annual Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
State Gem and Mineral Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Finding Your Own Birthstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Finding Your Anniversary Stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Finding Your Zodiac Stone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Some Publications on Gems and Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Send Us Your Feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

About the Author

Kathy J Rygle and Stephen F Pedersen combine their scientific training with a hobbyist's passion. Lifelong rockhounds, both authors have shared this hobby -- begun with their parents -- with their children, and have travelled to many 'fee-dig' sites, museums and mine tours across the United States.

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