This unique experience provides students the opportunity to dig into a portion of authentic gem-bearing gravel in search for gemstones like rubies, sapphires , turquoise and more!. Students will act as if they are actually on a geology fieldtrip.

Gemologists Will:

• Sieve Gravel For Gems In The Rough
• Classify Gemstones By Color And Luster
• Share Lapidary Secrets
• Discover How To Curate Their “Treasures

In 1 hour, students transform into Miners and Gemologists in this one-of-a-kind field trip. No where else is such an experience possible (except in the gem mines of The Cowee Valley and Sapphire Mountain).