General information and resources

  • MINDAT – Mount MicaHint for using the Mindat website: Look for the photo section on the top left of the page (in the banner under the mine location name). It will have photos of many of the minerals that have been found at the mine. You can also scroll down the main page for the mine and it will have a list of all the minerals that have been found at this location.
  • Coromoto Minerals – homepage for Mining Operations at Mount Mica & Orchard Pit Mines, Oxford County, Maine.
  • Mount Mica Tourmaline at the Harvard – Photo #1
  • Mount Mica Tourmaline at the Harvard – Photo #2
Screenshot of Harvard's online exhibit for the Hamlin Collection showcasing a stunning tourmaline and gold necklace as the entry image

Click the above image or the following link to visit: The Hamlin Collection at Harvard Online Exhibit; An online exhibit with information and history about Augustus C. Hamlin and the Hamlin necklace. Featuring historic photos, sketches, and stunning photos of historic jewelry made from famous gem-quality tourmaline crystals discovered at Mt. Mica in the late 1800s.

A colored sketch of a beautiful watermelon tourmaline from an antique reference
Click the above image or the following link to view crystal drawings: Original drawings of the work entitled The History of Mt. Mica of Maine U.S.A; Harvard Mineralogical Museum; Harvard University. By Augustus Choat Hamlin Bangor Maine U.S.A. 1895, presented to the Mineralogical Museum by James A. Garland. And check out this historic document detailing/describing Hamlin crystal drawings.
Vintage color sketches of various jewelry designs utilizing precious gemstones from an antique reference

Click the above image or the following link to view the sketchbook in full: Catalogue of Gems and Jewels, 1890; Harvard Mineralogical Museum; Harvard University. Colored drawings of many pendants made from Mount Mica gems along with notes and values for that era – a true step back into history.

Videos

Gary Freeman oral history for the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum

Mary Freeman oral history for the Maine Mineral & Gem Museum

And even more videos…

Books

Free Online Readable Books

Books for Purchase