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Gems, Minerals, and Mining in Maine
Bennett's Gems & Minerals 45 Searsport Avenue Belfast, ME 04915 (207) 338-5530
Coos Canyon Rock and Gift 472 Swift River Road, Rt 17, Byron, Maine 04275 (207) 364-4900 www.cooscanyonrockandgift.com
Coromoto Minerals Oxford County, Maine www.coromotominerals.com
Gary's Gold & Silver 10 Miriam Lane, Waterford, ME 04088 (207) 583-9916 www.garysgold.com
Mt. Mann Jewelers "Maine Tourmaline, Aquamarine, Morganite, Gemstones" P.O. Box 597, 57 Main Street, Bethel, Maine 04217 (207) 824-3030 www.mtmann.com
Western Maine Mining Adventures 1148 South Maine Street, Route 26 Woodstock, Maine 04219 (207) 674-3440 www.digmainegems.com
Facts, Info, and History of Gems Mining in Maine
Mining and Quarrying in Maine. Maine Geological Survey. Virtual tour, FAQs, maps of Maine's mineral resources, fact sheets and more presented by Maine.gov.
Mineral Collecting in Maine. Maine.gov provides an introduction to mineral collection in Maine. Info on tourmaline, gold, books, displays, clubs, and reference material.
"Mining in Maine: Past, Present, and Future". Lepage, Foley, Thompson, Maine Geological Survey, 1991.
Tourmaline: Maine's State Mineral. By Maine.gov.
Museums and Organizations with Mineral Displays
Maine Mineral Displays Listing. Provided by Maine Geological Survey | Maine.gov. A listing of museums and organizations that display Maine gems, minerals, and maps.
Maine Mineral & Gem Museum 99 Main Street, Bethel, Maine 04217 (207) 824-3036 www.MaineMineralMuseum.org
Maine Rocks and Minerals Clubs
Kennebec Rocks & Minerals Club http://kennebec-rocksandminerals.com
Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society http://mainemineralclub.org
The Geological Society of Maine www.gsmmaine.org
Penobscot Mineral & Lapidary Club www.penobscotminerallapidaryclub.com
Books about Maine Gem Stones
A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities by W.B. Thompson, D.L. Joyner, R.G. Woodman, and V.T. King, Bulletin, Online Edition
available on Maine.gov, June, 2005. www.maine.gov/dacf/mgs/explore/minerals/guide/guide.htm
A Collector's Guide to Maine Mineral Localities
by W.B. Thompson, D.L. Joyner, 1988, book available from Amazon.com.
Glaciers and Granite: A Guide to Maines Landscape Geology
. David L. Kendall, 1987.
Maine gem stones by Charles E. Waterman.
Maine Mining Adventures by C.J. Stevens, April 1994.
Maine Mines and Minerals. Vol. I: Western Maine. Phillip Morrill, 1958.
Maine mines and minerals: Vol. 2 : Eastern Maine. Phillip Morrill, 1959.
Maine Pegmatite Mines and Prospects, and Associated Minerals
. Maine Geological Survey, 1957.
Maine's treasure chest: Gems and minerals of Oxford County
. Jane Perham Stevens, 1972.
Memoirs of a Maine Gold Hunter. C. J. Stevens, 2005.
Mineralogy of Maine, Volume I: Descriptive Mineralogy, edited by Vandall T. King and Eugene E. Foord, 1994.
Mineralogy of Maine, Volume II: Mining History, Gems, and Geology, edited by Vandall T. King, 2000.
Treasure hunting in Maine: Gems and minerals by Jean Blakemore.
We walk on jewels: Treasure hunting in Maine for gems and minerals
. Jean Blakemore, 1976.
News Articles About Maine Gems, Gemstones, and Precious Stones
May 26, 2009. "Route 26 a gem hunter's dream". ExploringMaine.com.
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