Gem Mining in Maine Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• amethyst : purple form of quartz
• perham : long-time maine gem miner
• paris : town where mt. mica is located
• auburn : town where mt. apatite is located
• watermelon : name for tourmaline with pink center and green "rind":
• pocket : term used for underground void containing gems
• lepidolite : often found with tourmaline
• mica : pioneers used it for windows
• clevelandite : white mineral, often a host for tourmaline
• elbaite : tourmaline is in this crystal family
• garnet : a red-wine colored gem, found in topsham,
• maine : source for some of the finest tourmaline in the world
• hexagonal : shape of tourmaline crystals and pencils
• aquamarine : light blue gem found at songo pond
• tourmaline : first found in maine in 1820
• carat : unit of weight for gems
• hamlin : elijah was one of the original discoverers of tourmaline in maine
• holmes : ezekiel was the co-discoverer of tourmaline in maine
• denmark : town where amethyst has been mined in maine
• eureka : latin for "i have found it", newry mine which featured blue tourmaline
• quartz : occurs in pink, clear and purple in maine
• newry : town where plumbago mountain is located