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Maine
Dunton Quarry (Plumbago Mountain), Newry
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: apatite, lepidolite; site of a legendary 1972 pocket.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Oxford County granitic pegmatite
The 1972 tourmaline pocket here is one of the greatest gem finds in U.S. history.
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