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Underground adventure has never been so sparkly with Gem Mountain's Gemstone Mines!
There are two fun adventures to be had at Gem Mountain. The first, is real life gem hunting! How exciting that you could walk away with your very own shiny jewels!
They supply the tools, and then the whole family just has to focus on having fun, and seeing what you can find. The best part? You find them...you keep them!
You can even make jewelry from what you find, with their gem cutters on site. Imagine what you can find! They have Crabtree emerald, monostones, citrine, ruby, garnet, amethyst, and even sapphire.
All of the action takes place at the gemstone flime. It's here - rain or shine - that you can test your skills. All you do, is take a scoop of the rough material and place it on your screen, and rinse it with clean water.
Keep an eye out for the shiny colors!
If you want to experience a very cool mine tour, Gem Mountain can let you explore one of the oldest mines in the entire area. The Hoot Owl Mine has been dormant for years, but at one time they actually found stones weighing up to 150lbs!
The Bushy Creek Mine tours are conducted as weather permits, and reservations are necessary. Here, the primary stone found is aquamarine. There are a number of tools they use to find all the gems, and it's so much fun finding out all about them!
Underground AND overground fun at this North Carolina historic attraction.
Dig deep, and have fun!
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