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Maine
Dunton Quarry, Newry, ME
Gem locality Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and mineralsAlso reported: lepidolite, pollucite, montmorillonite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Rockhounding locality: famous tourmaline pocket pegmatite, Newry
Site of the 1972 Plumbago/Dunton tourmaline strike; a landmark gem locality on mindat.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Steep pegmatite faces, unstable dumps
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