Chunky Gal Specimens

**Chunky Gal Mtn.**
**Specimens**
**Clay County, NC**
Collecting red, pink, and gray corundum,
red almandine garnets, green smaragdite,
spinel, actinolite, olivine, epiodote, picrolite, and rutile.
***Photos by Jim Flora***
WHAT TO LOOK FOR: The amphibolite/troctolite rock is generally green colored with some white mixed in - this has the pink and red corundum. The dunite weathers to a brown color and this rock generally does not contain any disseminated corundum.



Photo by Jim Flora Red corundum in the amphibolite/troctolite rock!
Photo by Mike Streeter
Photo by Mike Streeter Red corundum in the amphibolite/troctolite rock!
Photo by Mike Streeter
Photo by Jim Flora Ruby in the rough!
Photo by Jim Flora
Photo by Jim Flora "Chromite vein" The corundum is colored red by the chromium oxide.
Photo by Jim Flora "Chromite vein"
Photo by Jim Flora Garnet chips from Buck Creek!