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The Tourmaline The History of Mount Mica of Maine ~ The Tourmaline The History of Mount Mica of Maine Augustus Choate Hamlin on FREE shipping on qualifying offers A C Hamlins two classic books collected together in one volume on the famous tourmalines of Mount Mica Maine
The Tourmaline The History Of Mount Mica Of Maine ~ A C Hamlins two classic books collected together in one volume on the famous tourmalines of Mount Mica Maine discuss the history and illustrate the beauty of these gemstones A wonderful addition to any rockhound or mineral collectors bookshelf
Tourmaline and the Rich Legacy of Mining at Mount Mica ~ Perhaps the most famous is Mount Mica North America’s first gem pegmatite mine Mount Mica is located about a mile east of Paris in Oxford County Gemquality tourmaline was discovered there in 1821 and was intermittently produced through the late 1970s
Tourmaline in America The USs home grown colorful gemstone ~ Mount Mica may have been the first tourmaline producer in Maine but it is by no means the largest Newry Hill a spur off Plumbago Mountain is the most prolific tourmaline producer in Maine Newry Hill a spur off Plumbago Mountain is the most prolific tourmaline producer in Maine
PDF History of Mount Mica ResearchGate ~ Mt Mica is most famously known as the site of the first discovery of gemquality tourmaline in North America It has been mined for tourmaline and other minerals including feldspar and muscovite
Mount Mica Maine Tourmaline Gemstones Jewelry Creaser ~ Mount Mica the name the locals had given the area was the first source of Tourmaline in the United States and would become the first gem mine in America as well Sporadic amateur mining continued for many years until 1868 when Elijah Hamlin and his son Augustus began a more serious mining venture
PDF New tourmaline production From Mount Mica Maine ~ The Mt Mica area in southwestern Maine has been mined for tourmaline and other pegmatite gems since the 1820s Most tourmaline production occurred during the late 1800s to the 1910s
Mount Mica Quarry Mount Mica Mine Paris Oxford County ~ Mount Mica is an LCTclass granite pegmatite The first Rose Quartz crystals known in the world were found at Mount Mica Quarry about 19131915 The second locality for genuine rose quartz crystals in the world the Dunton Gem Quarry Newry produced its first crystals in 1927
Maine Gemstones tourmaline amethyst aquamarine morganite ~ The hill where Hamlin and Holmes made their tourmaline discovery was known as Mount Mica because large amounts of mica were found there Mining for tourmaline occurred intermittently at Mount Mica through the 1800s and 1900s as miners began to understand the pegmatite rocks and the cavities within them that contained beautiful crystals
Maine Geological Survey A Collectors Guide Chapter 5 ~ Tourmaline crystal 5 cm long found at Mount Mica in June 2004 Photo by Gary Freeman Large green and pink tourmaline crystal exposed in quarry wall at Mount Mica in November 2004 Lightpurple lepidolite mica is seen below and to left of crystal The milky white patch in centerright is montebrasite
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