Maine Tourmaline

Agency and/or Creator

Bureau/Division/Agency

Archives; Secretary of State

Document Type

MovingImage

Exact Creation Date

10-16-2019

Broad Creation Date

1820

Streaming Media

Description

In the summer of 1820, Elijah Hamlin and Ezekiel Holmes find tourmaline on Mount Mica in Oxford County and begin the first mining of a gemstone in the United States. Maine becomes world-renowned for having the finest tourmaline, and the pink, blue, green, and watermelon-colored gem becomes Maine's state mineral.

Language

English

Location

Oxford

Keywords

Maine; Gemstones; Tourmaline

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