The Mt. Mica area in southwestern Maine has been mined for tourmaline and other pegmatite gems since the 1820s.
Read MoreLiddicoatite, a calcium-rich lithium tourmaline, was recognised as a separate mineral species in 1977, and named in honour of Richard T. Liddicoat.
Read More“Paraíba” tourmalines continue to be recovered in small amounts from north-eastern Brazil.
Read MoreTourmalines from an alluvial deposit near Lundazi in Zambia consist of colour-zoned pink/colourless/yellow-green “watermelon” nodules.
Read MoreInclusions of native copper and tenorite (CuO) were found in greyish-green elbaite from São José da Batalha, Paraíba, Brazil.
Read MoreUnusually 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.
Read MoreThe Elahera gem field currently provides approximately 35% of the gemstones exported from Sri Lanka.
Read MoreThis second article in the series on Minas Gerais describes the major tourmaline deposits which produce some of the finest specimens ever seen.
Read MoreA survey of the current gemmological knowledge of pegmatites, including the gem varieties aquamarine, tourmaline and topaz.
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