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Some of the crystals from the Ice Cream Sunday Pocket
crystals would float up in the soupy liquid and literally drop into the hand. I’ve had dreams of finding gems. This was better.
Some of the material in the pocket were little pieces of lavender lep- idolite and cleavelandite and cookite the size of diced walnuts and larger. I asked Jeff what he thought he might call this pocket. He said the Red Tip Pocket because some of the green crystals had red pointed tips. To carry the Ice Cream Sundae analogy to conclusion, early June up country is when the first wild baby strawberries show up in the fields with little tips of red among the green leaves. I will remember this gem pocket as the Ice Cream Sundae Garnished with Strawberries Pocket or Ice Cream Sundae Pocket for short. While this is not the scientific explanation of the geologist or min- eralogist, it’s the poetic explanation of what the jeweler saw and experi- enced. I will never forget what it was like and I don’t think the other four men who were there will ever forget what happened that day.
You can view a sixteen minute i-Phone video on our web site www.crossjewelers.com – showing handfuls of tourmaline being brought to the surface. The video is not at all professional but gives a really good idea of the gems found in this historic discovery. June 8th and 9th were a continuation of the SparHawk Mint Green Teal Gem find at the Havey Mine in Poland Maine. We are pleased to report SparHawk Mint Green Teal Jewelry will continue to be available this year and next in our Port- land Maine Store.
Ralph Pride, Cross Jewelers, Portland Maine
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