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Mt. Mica: a renaissance in Maine’s gem tourmaline production

William B. (Skip) Simmons, et al., June 1, 2005

The Mt. Mica area in southwestern Maine has been mined for tourmaline and other pegmatite gems since the 1820s.

Gem-quality cuprian-elbaite tourmalines from São José Da Batalha, Paraíba, Brazil

Emmanuel Fritsch, James E. Shigley, September 1, 1990

Unusually vivid tourmalines from the state of Paraiba, in north-eastern Brazil, have attracted great interest since they first appeared on the international gem market in 1989.

The Elahera Gem Field in Central Sri Lanka

Mahinda Gunawardene and Mahinda S. Rupasinghe, June 1, 1986

The Elahera gem field currently provides approximately 35% of the gemstones exported from Sri Lanka.

Gem-Bearing Pegmatites: A Review

James E. Shigley and Anthony R. Kamp, June 1, 1984

A survey of the current gemmological knowledge of pegmatites, including the gem varieties aquamarine, tourmaline and topaz.

Spectral Differentiation Between Copper and Iron Colourants in Gem Tourmalines

Paul B. Merkel and Christopher M. Breeding

The authors used Vis-NIR spectral measurements combined with LA-ICP-MS data to investigate the usefulness of absorption spectra.

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