Apr. 7—Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — ...

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Pink, green and blue tourmaline, aquamarine beryl and deep red garnet, purple amethyst and sparkling lepidolite — they all lie buried in Maine granite. To find them, all you have to do is dig — and ...

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Gary Freeman's fascination with rocks has cost him about $1 million since July 2003. He's spent that hard-earned money on a side project, digging for gems in the oldest tourmaline mine in the country ...