Necklace Details
Item#: G4045
Precious Metal: 14K Yellow & White Gold
Green Maine Tourmaline: 1.37 carat (8.2mm Trillion-cut)
Diamond: .11 carat (Marquise)
Size: 14.5mm or 9/16″ (top of diamond to bottom of tourmaline)
Chain: 18″ 14K Yellow Gold
Green Maine Tourmaline & Diamond Necklace
Style #:
G4045
Early Reagan Era
Triangle Tourmaline and
Marquise Diamond Necklace
Why We Love This Piece
I remember the evening we designed this piece. Seven of us gathered after five. We had pizza, Cokes and chips. We had a big flip chart, and everyone had pads of paper and pens. We listened to an inspirational tape of creativity and then we began designing for Maine tourmaline. We stayed until 11, and designed our first Maine tourmaline collection.
One of the designs was a green Maine tourmaline of triangular cut. I believe it was Katherine who sketched out a Marquise diamond on top. Yes, the design was the essence of simplicity in 14K yellow gold. The next day we began building our first serious collection of Maine tourmaline jewelry.
This piece was first made in the early Reagan years. Since that evening, we have made many dozens of this design. It is a favorite because of its simplicity and purity. It’s just gems that show, all set in 14K yellow gold. It spite of the fact that this was created during the Reagan years, it appeals to both Republicans and Democrats today.
We still have the notebook from 40 years ago with Katherine’s sketch.
Necklace Details
Item#: G4045
Precious Metal: 14K Yellow & White Gold
Green Maine Tourmaline: 1.37 carat (8.2mm Trillion-cut)
Diamond: .11 carat (Marquise)
Size: 14.5mm or 9/16″ (top of diamond to bottom of tourmaline)
Chain: 18″ 14K Yellow Gold
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Green Maine Tourmaline
& Diamond Necklace
Maine Tourmaline, A Maine Story
An American Gem
First discovered in 1820 at Mt Mica in Paris, Maine, and in subsequent finds over the years, these early discoveries put Maine on the world map as a source for high-quality tourmaline gems. A major discovery in 1972 on Plumbago Mountain in Newry, Maine established Maine as a significant world source of fine tourmaline gemstones.
Cross recognized the historical significance of these finds and began working closely with the miners of these magnificent gems. The close partnership continues today with the ongoing discoveries in Maine’s western mountains.
100% Natural
We go to Maine’s gem mines. We know the miners. We know the gem cutters. We guarantee our tourmaline to be from Maine and is 100% natural. Cross maintains the largest collection of fine Maine tourmaline jewelry in the world.
Window of Opportunity
Fifty years have passed since the major 1972 tourmaline find in Newry, Maine where they found 3.5 million carats of tourmaline crystals. Over the years we bought more than we sold knowing that gem finds don’t last forever. There are now colors, sizes, and shapes that are extremely rare and, in some cases, no longer available. If you see something you love, it’s best to act quickly. There’s no guarantee another gem like this one will ever exist again.
Case in point: In 2007 there was a find of tourmaline in Newry, Maine called Eureka Blue. People loved the color. The gems sold quickly, but the find was small and the mining only lasted a few seasons. Within three years of the discovery, all the large Eureka gems had sold. We still get calls from people who are now ready to buy. What they want, however, simply no longer exists from that find in 2007.
Gem finds are rare, especially in North America. Maine tourmaline is a piece of Maine and American history, it’s a connection to a place we all love, an exquisite creation of nature. Today, there is a rare opportunity to own a bit of Maine/American pride and heritage, and history when you choose a piece of Maine tourmaline jewelry.
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