Maine Tourmaline

    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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