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Maine - Mineral Collecting

Mid Coast Western Lakes/Mountains

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Consolidated Feldspar Quarry
Georgetown, ME

Collectors will find quartz, garnite, cookeite, tourmaline, and spodumene.



WESTERN LAKES/MOUNTAINS    top of listings

Snow Falls Gorge
Off Route 26
West Paris, ME

A great spot for family hiking, the centerpiece of which is Snow Falls. A bridge crosses the gorge, offering good scenic viewing. The area nearby has many mines, now abandoned, which offer mineral collectors the opportunity to collect mica, garnet, quartz, and tourmaline. Some are privately owned and require and entrance fee.



The Chute Prospect
East of Route 302
Casco, ME

Hunt for garnet, quartz, pyrite, vesuvianite.



Whispering Pines Quarry
Route 26
Paris, ME

Founded in the 1930s, this quarry is known for its quartz, but also produces garnet, beryl, mica, and vesuvianite.



Arlo Guthrie & Family --Portland
November 20, 2009
Artfull Gifts Gift Show – Camden-Belfast
November 20, 2009 to November 22, 2009
Big-Time Vaudeville with Michael Trautman and Michael Menes -- Gardiner
November 21, 2009
Ringing in the Season -- Bath
November 21, 2009
Fine Art and Craft Show by Designing Women -- Freeport
November 21, 2009
Frozen Turkey Hunt – Boothbay
November 21, 2009
Pianist Peter Serkin -- Portland
November 22, 2009
United Maine Craftsmen's Thanksgiving Arts & Crafts Show -- Brewer
November 27, 2009 to November 28, 2009
Holiday Tree Lighting -- Portland
November 27, 2009
Local Craft & Wares Fair – Bethel
November 27, 2009
Lighting of the Nubble -- York
November 28, 2009
Sparkle Weekend -- Freeport
December 4, 2009 to December 5, 2009
Maine Indian Basketmakers Sale and Demonstration -- Orono
December 5, 2009
Chester Greenwood Day -- Farmington
December 5, 2009
Choral Art Society presents Christmas at the Cathedral -- Portland
December 5, 2009 to December 6, 2009
Winter Wonderlands Holiday Tea -- Boothbay
December 5, 2009
Christmas by the Sea – Ogunquit
December 11, 2009 to December 12, 2009
Holiday Tea -- Kennebunk
December 13, 2009
The Victorian Nutcracker – Portland
December 16, 2009
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