Center colored gem is the full moon
Right-facing crescent moon in diamonds
Left-facing crescent moon in diamonds
The center of this Triple Goddess ring is an oval of Maine tourmaline. We call it the Triple Goddess because each crescent has three diamonds. This is a smooth, easy, elegant right-hand ring.
The Goddess by the Sea
We’re 50-feet above sea level, 300 feet back. In the summer, we have breakfast on the oak terrace. For three years she walked her two white dogs precisely at 8:45 every morning down on the road looping the freshwater marsh.
Nancy would say, “The goddess is on the road.” I’d put my paper down. She was not dressed like anyone I’ve ever known. She was not dressed for dog walking. She was a runway model at 100 yards. She was tall, young. She wore long flowing skirts in light colors, and she held a good pace with her matching dogs. Her posture was impeccable. I would have sworn she had just stepped off of Mt Olympus. If it was just she who walked through the park we would have noticed, add the two graceful hounds on leashes of equal length, and it was an opening to a French foreign film.
Nancy was as interested with her as I was. At the end of three years, we no longer saw her. I’m surprised neither of us thought to go down on the road and pass her in the opposite direction and just say good morning. We knew the time, 8:45. We never met her; we could have. Some things we put off and then it’s too late.
Recently I said to Nancy, “I have a question about 8:45. remember how our nickname for her was ‘the goddess’?”
Nancy said yes.
“We have a ring called The Triple Goddess of the Crescent Moon. What would you think about a story of the goddess walking in the park?”
Nancy said, “Sounds perfect.”
Maine Tourmaline, A Maine Story
An American Gem
First discovered in 1820 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 this find 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 exists.
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 in choosing a piece of Maine tourmaline jewelry.
