"North by East" piece on Gary Howard, Brunswick fire chief and a noted gemstone

    Source

    Down East

    Date

    3-1-1997

    Pages

    31

    Abstract

    "North by East" piece on Gary Howard, Brunswick fire chief and a noted gemstone hunter. Hunter made headlines three years ago when he and two others made the largest amethyst find in Maine history. Then last summer he and a partner pulled 1,500 carats of tourmaline from a quarry in Poland, the second-largest pocket of that gem ever found in Maine. In September he found more amethyst and another gemstone called citrine at the cite. Howard credits his success to a combination of luck, persistence, and knowledge.

    Subjects

    Mines and minerals, Howard, Gary

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