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Maine
Mount Mica
Gem locality Documented sitePermission required
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: pink, watermelon), lepidolite.
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 first commercial gem tourmaline mine in the United States, opened 1821.
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