With a girth about equivalent to a soda can and a height of about 8 inches it is certainly one of the most outstanding specimens ever mined in Maine. Figure 8 Figure 8. Figure 9 Figure 9. This is a flawless aquamarine gemstone cut from a beryl crystal collected at Stoneham. Figure 10 Figure 10.
Amethyst is found at several localities in western Maine.
This 3-foot specimen was mined in 1989 in Sweden, Maine. Figure 11 Figure 11. Some more common minerals can also be spectacular, like this grossular variety of garnet. The largest crystals in this specimen are about an inch across. Text and photos by R. Marvinney except photo number 6 by T. Weddle.