Fieldtrip report:
Franklin, N.C.,
Chunky Gal Mountain,
October 22-23-24,
Photos and Text by,
Bill Harbour__________________________________
The first pics are from Mason's Ruby and Sapphire Mine. I didn't get a shot of the crystals we found there. We found one that was about 2ct and a perfect hex shape. One pic is a shot of me digging in the material from the mine and the other shot sluicing the material.
The next two shots are from Chunky Gal. The fellow to the left of me is my dad. The others up top are from the Southern Miss group. We did get a piece of the green material with a tiny pink sapphire in the matrix. We were busting rocks like crazy! There was a terrible stink up there too...like a wet dog. Must've been a wet bear!
The last shot is one of the fall colors...beautiful!
Thanks,
Bill
