Richard J. Jacquot
collection
( Corundum )
North and South Carolina
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Sapphire crystal cluster
Location: Hammett Grove, South Carolina
Weight: 2 pounds, 14.6 ounces
Measures: 13 x 11 x 5.5 cm
Color: deep midnight blue with bronze core, one side. Pale pink and blue, other side. Originally from the Harvey Steen collection, collected 25 years ago.
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Sapphire hex crystal twin
Location: Propst Farm, Lincoln County, N.C.
Measures: 70 x 38 x 30mm
Color: pink/purple
Mined by R. Jacquot, 1998
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Nodule with pink corundum and fucshite
Location: Rutherford Co., N.C.
(closed location)
Weight: 3 pounds, 10.6 ounces
Measures: 15.5 x 10 x 8 cm
This site was mined in the past by the Wards Science Institute for corundum specimens,
collected by Ken Kyte in the 1960's.
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Rattail corundum crystals
Corundum covered in sillimanite
Lincoln County, N.C.
( closed location )
Site known as "Carpenters Knob"
Mined by Richard Jacquot, 1995
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Sapphire crystal
Grimshawe Mine, Transylvania County, N.C.
Weight: 3 ounces
Measures: 60 x 37 x 18mm
Color: pale green and pink
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Sapphire / corundum hex crystal
Old Pressley Sapphire Mine
Weight: 3 pounds, 10.4 ounces
Measures: 12 x 8.5 x 8 cm
Color: Gray
Mined by Ken Kyte, 1970's
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Big Shaft, Old Corundum Ruby/abrasive corundum mine,
Clay County, Buck Creek mining area, North Carolina
Weight: 7 pounds
Measures: 15.5 x 10 x 11 cm
Color: blue/gray/yellow/ corundum with red ruby face.
Collected in 1957 in creek below the Big Shaft Mine by Ken Kyte
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Lake Chatuge, Behr Corundum Mine,
Elf School Road, Clay Co. North Carolina
Weight: 3 pounds 7.2 ounces
Measures: 11 x 11 x 7 cm
Color: brown, blue ,orange, white
Collected by Richard Jacquot, November 1998
The single crystal of rutile in corundum seen in the pic below measures less than 1mm long, while walking on the lakebed I saw the rutile shining in the sunlight and that is how I found the corundum piece.
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Sapphire specimen
Old Pressley Sapphire Mine
Haywood Co. North Carolina
Weight: 3 pounds 7 ounces
Measures: 15.5 x 12.5 x 5 cm
Color: blue, gray, purple
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Sapphire specimen
Old Pressley Sapphire Mine
Haywood Co. North Carolina
Weight: 6 pounds
Measures: 20 x 13 x 8.5 cm
Color: purple/gray corundum with margarite
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Sapphire crystal cluster
Woods Creek Mine
Haywood Co. North Carolina
Weight: 4 pounds 5.2 ounces
Measures: 14 x 13.5 x 7.5 cm
Color: light blue and purple
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