Maine Tourmaline
Bureau/Division/Agency
Archives; Secretary of State
Document Type
MovingImage
Exact Creation Date
10-16-2019
Broad Creation Date
1820
Language
English
Location
Oxford
Keywords
Maine; Gemstones; Tourmaline
Recommended Citation
"Maine Tourmaline" (2019). Maine Bicentennial Moments. 11.
https://digitalmaine.com/arc_200th_moments/11
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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.