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After the first
discoveries in the Northeast, discoveries of massive corundum in
North Carolina shifted industrialists' interests to that area.
Recent discoveries have extended the known corundiferous belt from
Virginia
through parts of
North
Carolina,,
South
Carolina,
Georgia,
and
Alabama. |
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South Carolina |
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Alabama (Randall Nix collection) |
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Most of the corundum was
harvested for abrasives, but a few gemstones were found.
The gem rubies of Cowee Valley, North Carolina got the
attention of Tiffany and Company, who dis some explorations
along Caler Creek. An article on the history of the
region is being prepared. |
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