"As far as we know, there's only a few places in the world that have ultra-high-quality quartz," according to Ed Conway, author of Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization. Russia and Brazil also supply high-quality quartz, he says, but "Spruce Pine has far and away the [largest amount] and highest quality."
Friend of mine lives in Spruce Pine. Thankfully he was in Atlanta when the storms hit. Hasn't been able to get home yet. They're warning people away from the area.
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