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SP-14-95

An Overview of Production of Specific U.S. Gemstones

U.S. Bureau of Mines Special Publication 14-95

GEMSTONES
California Tourmaline - Click to view Contents page
California Tourmaline
(Photo courtesy of Smithsonian Institution)

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Contact:  Donald W. Olson (dolson@usgs.gov)