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Emerald Creek Star Garnets Clarkia, ID US Uploaded By Scott (webmaster) Uploaded on Wednesday, July 29, 2009 at 06:39:10 PM Viewed 7538 times 0 upload(s), 1 comment(s), 1 collector specimen(s)

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Location Type: Private Property
Details: You can hunt for star garnets (some gem quality) for $10 here at the Emerald Creek area near Clarkia. It is run by the forest service I think and collecting is limited to a specific area. You can find more informaton on these websites: suite101.com and onethousandthingstodo.com. Update: The best website is the federal website for that national preserve. It has up to date information it looks like, and they have put a cap on the number of people who can search (170).
Directions: Check out the information at the federal website. An old website used to say: "How to get there: From St. Maries, Idaho, follow Highway 3 south 24 miles to Road 447. Proceed southwest 8 miles on Road 447 to the parking area. Permits, information, and the sluice area are a 1/2 mile hike up 281 Gulch. "

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RimRock: 132 grams Rare IDAHO BLUE USD $31.0 2 Bid(s) 14 Watcher(s) 4d 1h 26m 47s	Willow Creek Jasper Faced Rough - I USD $28.0 2 Bid(s) 5 Watcher(s) 4d 1h 22m 12s	Idaho Seam Agate Rough! USD $20.0 1 Bid(s) 2 Watcher(s) 6d 1h 28m 12s

GPS Coordinates (lat,long): (46°59'0"N, 116°22'0"W)
or (46.983333, -116.366666)
Google Map: (The GPS marker is intended to be approximate or best guess.)
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Tags: gem quality star garnets clarkia idaho emerald creek panning pan sluice

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5 POUNDS IDAHO PURPLE STAR GARNET\'S *NO RESERVE*

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Comments (Most recent are first)

rockhound person - Jan 12, 2012 10:35:28 AM EST This is a great area for finding garnets, some with stars in them.  The area is well used and maintained with equipment available to use including a sluce for washing the gravel.  Be sure and dress to get dirty (the clay there does not come out of clothes in the wash easily) and there is a 1/4 mile or so hike uphill to get to the digging area.  It can get hot there so take plenty of water.

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