Gem Mining in Maine Crossword Puzzle
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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
