No. Emer NC 303
BERYL (variety: Emerald) with Quartz, Albite and Schorl - $650

This is a great "miniature" size specimen. The North Carolina Emeralds are considered by many to be the best from the United States. They have such great color and a fair amount of gemminess. This piece has some SUPERB color, deep green, gemmy prismatic Emerald crystals associated with Quartz, Albite, Schorl and Muscovite.

Locality: Crabtree Mt., near Brush Creek, 4 miles south of Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina

Specimen Size: 4.7 x 3.7 x 2.0 cm. (Largest Crystal: 1 cm. long)
Collected by Richard A. Kosnar in September 1969

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No. Emer NC 3032
BERYL (variety: Emerald) in mica schist - $100

This is a really nice reference specimen. The North Carolina Emeralds are considered by many to be the best from the United States. They have such great color and a fair amount of gemminess. This piece has some good color, deep green, prismatic Emerald crystals intergrown with mica.

Locality: Crabtree Mt., near Brush Creek, 4 miles south of Spruce Pine, Mitchell County, North Carolina

Specimen Size: 2.7 x 0.8 cm.
Collected by Richard A. Kosnar in September 1969

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No. Rut twin NC 3032
RUTILE (cyclic twin) - $150

I've seen some very interesting Rutile specimens from North Carolina over the years. This is a very nice little "thumbnail" size specimen featuring a very sharp cyclic twinned crystal.

Locality: Yadkin County, North Carolina

Specimen Size: 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.0 cm.

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No. Rut Mus NC 303
RUTILE with Muscovite - $300

This piece has a fine, sharp, deep red crystal of Rutile on a nice bed of Muscovite crystals. The back side of the specimen also has some smaller, reticulated Rutile crystals which are not pictured.

Locality: Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina - Ref.: Mineralogical Record, Vol. 2, No. 2 (March/April 1971) Pg. 85.

Specimen Size: 5.7 x 4.0 x 2.3 cm. (Largest Rutile Crystal: 4 mm.)

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No. Rut Mus NC 3032
RUTILE with Muscovite - $85

This piece has a fine, sharp, orange-red color crystals of Rutile on a nice bed of Muscovite crystals.

Locality: Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina - Ref.: Mineralogical Record, Vol. 2, No. 2 (March/April 1971) Pg. 85.

Specimen Size: 5.3 x 4.7 x 2.3 cm. (Largest Rutile Crystal: 3 mm.)

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No. Rut Twin Ark 303
RUTILE (cyclic twin) - $350 (RESERVED)

This is a great example of a classic, sharp, "fourling" of Rutile from this well known locality. It is very nice from the display side, although not complete on the back.

Locality: Magnet Cove, Hot Springs County, Arkansas

Specimen Size: 1.1 x 1.1 x 0.5 cm.

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