Maine Mineral and Gem Museum
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The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is a geology museum located in Bethel, Maine. It displays a collection of rocks, minerals, and meteorites.
Maine Mineral and Gem Museum as seen from Main Street
Tourmaline
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Tourmaline is a crystalline silicate mineral group in which boron is compounded with elements such as aluminium, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. This gemstone comes in a wide variety o
Maine Mineral and Gem Museum
…approximately 6,000 extraterrestrial rocks (originating from the Moon, Mars, and Asteroid Belt) that are showcased in the Stifler Collection of Meteorites. Tourmaline is the state mineral of Maine. The museum holds many tourmaline specimens, including examples from "The Big Find" of 1972. "The Big Find" occurred at…
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Main tourmaline producing countries
A single stark green fluorite isolated on top of schorl crystals
Schorl, magnified 10×