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What minerals are in South Carolina?
South Carolina contains identified resources of gold, copper, lead, zinc, silver, titanium, rare earths, zirconium, tin, refractory minerals, lithium, mica, and feldspar minerals of national and global importance.
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Can you find geodes in South Carolina?
Geodes, Concretions and Dinosaur eggs: Although dinosaur eggs have never been reported from anywhere in the Upstate of SC (or neighboring states), rounded geodes and concretions are abundant in some places. Geodes (left image) are typically hollow inside and are sometimes lines with crystals (most often quartz).
What raw materials was South Carolina known for?
South Carolina's leading mineral commodities include cement, crushed stone, construction sand and gravel, industrial sand and gravel, kaolin, and vermiculite.
What precious metals are found in South Carolina?
Beyond the gems discussed above and summarized below, you can also continue your search on where to find Geodes in South Carolina. Kyanite, Prehnite, Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Copper, Malachite, Hematite, and many varieties of Quartz are also within the land of this state.
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