This mine produces bright shiny crystals with excellent color, complex form . And often, has clay inclusions & enhydro's . Sometimes these smoky quartz has areas of amethyst. Rarely, amethyst color by itself is found. …

Geology and Selected Minerals of the Diamond Hill Quartz Mine Antreville, South Carolina By Mike Streeter Copyright March 2004 Chrissy and I have spent a great deal of time at the Diamond Hill Quartz Mine near Antreville, South Carolina over the past several months. Chester Karwoski,

The Diamond Hill Quartz Mine/Prospect is located in the northwestern part of South Carolina, near the town of Antreville. The rock type at the prospect is a granitoid gneiss, …

Antebellum production in South Carolina peaked around 1852, however, when just under $127,000 worth of gold was extracted. Gold mining declined further during the Civil War. General William T. Sherman targeted the Haile mine, which produced pyrites used to make sulphuric acid for the Confederacy.

Hall's Farm " in Antreville, South Carolina . It is a well known old amethyst crystal producing site located 3 miles from Diamonnd hill and Stone temple. I took the machine out there today at 3:oo p.m. and dug for one hour, …

Basic Information. Location – Along the northern fork of Penney Creek, near Antreville, Abbeville County. Plantation was located near modern day SC Highway 28 ( 1) Origin of name – Owned by Francis B. Clinkscales. Other names – ?

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA. ⓘ 4 photos of Amethyst associated with Milky Quartz at this locality. ⓘ 1 photo of Amethyst associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. The small symbol inside an icon describes the class of locality listed. This can be combined with the three base icon colours ...

The Diamond Hill Quartz Mine/Prospect is located in the northwestern part of South Carolina, near the town of Antreville. The rock type at the prospect is a granitoid gneiss, formed by the metamorphism of the Antreville Pluton approximately 400 ma during the Ordovician (Jacquot and Karwoski, 2009, p. 66).

S. Bonney specimen and photo. © 2007 Steve Bonney Quartz Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA Elestial quartz measuring 7.5 cm x 7.5 cm. Richly coated by iron and manganese oxides which …

Haile Gold Mine We commenced commercial production at the Haile Gold Mine in October 2017. Our Haile Gold Mine located in Kershaw, South Carolina is the largest gold mine on the East Coast.

If you enjoy quartz and want to find your own, the Diamond Hill Mine in Antreville, South Carolina provides the public with one of the only opportunities to collect so many varieties of it in one place. Many of …

GOLD MINING in SOUTH CAROLINA (Excerpted from the SE Section NAGT Spring Field Trip Guidebook – April 1987 – edited by Philip M. Astwood) The gold deposits of South Carolina formed within a narrow belt of rocks that extends southwestward from ia to Alabama through the Piedmont Region. Over 100 mine locations have been described in …

History Gold was first discovered in South Carolina in 1802. The discovery was made in Greenville County. In the following years, additional discoveries were made across the state, inspiring several …

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Mining Companies Statistics Users Mineral Museums Mineral Shows & Events The Mindat Directory Device Settings The Mineral Quiz. ... Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA Dimensions: 55 mm x 60 mm x 38 mm Second generation quartz crystals with an iridescent coating. Self collected.

Chrissy and I have spent a great deal of time at the Diamond Hill Quartz Mine near Antreville, South Carolina over the past several months. Chester Karwoski, who purchased the property in 2003, brought in some heavy earth-moving equipment last fall and has opened up some new collecting opportunities. On our most recent trip to the mine on ...

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Diamond Hill Antreville, SC As a stated policy of The Georgia Mineral Society, we do not give out non-commercial mineral location information over the internet. Diamond Hill Quartz Prospect, Antreville, SC Skeletal quartz - Amethyst For current Diamond Hill Contact Information, please see their website at …

Cacoxenite from the Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina. This locality is more noted for its amethyst quartz crystals. Jim Stoops …

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Information/Cost - Diamond Hill Mine. Directions to the mine from I-85 North or South: Take I-85 north/south to exit 21 (US 178/Anderson, SC). Go south on US 178 for about a mile and bear right onto SR 28 (Abbeville/Antreville).

11 Total 4 Prospects 7 Producers Browse All Mines Abbeville County, SC Mines Click to open an interactive map. © The Diggings™ Historic Mining Records (USGS) Abbeville has 11 identified mines listed in The Diggings™. The most commonly listed primary commodities in Abbeville mines are Gold, Copper, and Iron .

Diamond Hill Quartz Mine, Antreville, Abbeville Co., South Carolina, USA Grade AAA 10.2 mm x 8.2 mm. 2.5 ct. $30.00 Smoky-Amethyst Gemstone, Oval. ... 14K Gold. 16 mm x 12 mm. 7 ct. $160.00 sold out. Lazulite Oval Cabochon Pendant. ... Museum Quality Smoky-Amethyst Quartz Specimen. Diamond Hill Mine, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. 82 …

Filter 15 gold mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Antreville, South Carolina. Quick Facts Aluminum, Copper, Gold, Iron, and Kaolin …

The gold mines and prospecting and panning areas of South Carolina are part of the gold belt that extends from Central Alabama to Northern ia. There are many gold mines and prospecting and panning sites near …

The Diamond Hill Mine is located just east of Sucession Lake near the town of Antreville and has produced some exceptional amethyst specimens. While amethyst is the most highly valued variety of quartz in South Carolina, other varieties such as the smoky quartz and clear quartz can be found in the Greenville, Cherokee, Oconee, Spartanburg and ...

Filter 26 mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Antreville, South Carolina. Filter 26 mines by commodity, disposition, development status, and record type in Antreville, South Carolina. ... Gold (15) Iron (4) Kaolin (1) Manganese (1) Silver (1) Thorium (3) Titanium (6) Zirconium (3) ... Pages. 1 2 Mining Claim ...

Diamond Hill Mine (Antreville, SC): The website for the Diamond Hill Mine says you can find quartz, amethyst (though rare), and other gemstones. For me, it would be about a 2 hour drive. Hours are 9 …

South Carolina (SC) Things to Do in Abbeville. Under New Ownership; the mine and the new owers are great. 5 bedroom lake front home on Lake …