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Reply #15 - May 28th, 2013 at 11:20am
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Kyanite - (7 inches wide) Cattail Creek, Yancey County, NC
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Reply #16 - Jan 17th, 2015 at 4:49pm
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Here's a photo of a nice green beryl from Yancey Co. (Ex. Lee Roy Franklin collection).  It looks like a Ray Mica Mine specimen to me.  Photo courtesy of the History Museum of Burke Co.

  

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Reply #17 - Jan 19th, 2015 at 9:33pm
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That's a pretty nice looking beryl you got there, Dennis.
  
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Reply #18 - Jul 10th, 2016 at 11:53pm
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Apatite crystal in feldspar from the Ray Mine.
  
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Reply #19 - Jul 10th, 2016 at 11:56pm
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Beryl crystal from the Ray Mine found in the late 1970s, while I was at UNC-Asheville.
  
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Reply #20 - Jul 13th, 2016 at 7:26pm
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Small perfect golden beryl from the Ray.
  

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Reply #21 - Jul 13th, 2016 at 7:41pm
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Beryl from the Ray Mine.
  
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Reply #22 - Jul 14th, 2016 at 11:41am
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Very nice pics, gerald.
  
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Reply #23 - Jul 15th, 2016 at 4:36pm
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Ray Mine beryls.
  
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Reply #24 - Jul 16th, 2016 at 2:55pm
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A better pic of my best Ray Mine beryl
  

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Reply #25 - Jul 16th, 2016 at 2:56pm
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End view of same crystal.
  

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Reply #26 - Jul 16th, 2016 at 2:58pm
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Another Ray Mine beryl.
  

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Reply #27 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 12:04pm
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Gemmy piece of Ray beryl.
  

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Reply #28 - Jul 19th, 2016 at 9:01pm
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Awesome Beryllium there Greel!
  

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Reply #29 - Jun 19th, 2017 at 1:52pm
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A few beryl from the Ray mine.
  

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