![]() ![]() “But this time he pulled out a large sapphire ring.” “He told me he had found a big rock, but he always finds gems when we’re here so I just ignored him,” Amanda said. Since he has such good luck finding gems, Amanda said she didn’t even pay attention when he pulled the ring out from the bucket of dirt. “It’s been a tradition coming up here every year with her family so it’s been an important place to us as a couple,” Troy said.Īnd it seemed fitting that her engagement ring was made of sapphire similar to some of the gems they’ve found over the years. Visiting Franklin and gem mining also has some sentimental attachment for the couple since Troy proposed to Amanda at Rose Creek Mine three years ago. ![]() ![]() He also found an emerald, which he got cut, polished and set in a piece of jewelry to give Amanda for her birthday. Troy found a 380-carat sapphire about five years ago. Troy and Amanda Morton of Pensacola have also had good luck at Rose Creek. “We’ve had really good luck here,” she said. While finding garnets and sapphires at Rose Creek is more common, Boyette once found a rare emerald during a mining trip. She also has had good luck at Rose Creek in the past. The start date for construction of the Franklin Skatepark is approaching quickly, and now…īoyette wasn’t at all surprised at her mother’s discovery. ![]()
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