Your Walk in the Woods
You park the car. Lock the door, head out onto the path that goes deep into the woods. The light changes. You have entered, a place with flickering light and shadows that move as you walk. The trees are tall, the path curves. Roots mark the surface. There is a stillness in the space you are walking through. You are alone and yet within nature. You are surprised at every turn because it’s not a planned garden, the natural order of nature is comforting. The land rises and falls. Woods, flowers, and ferns line your path. Nature reaches out to gently touch you as you walk by.
Flickering shadows, shafts of sunshine, with patches of summer’s blue sky appearing above. Beside the path, ferns and woodland flowers grow. The gem is green Maine tourmaline. The ring is delicately engraved with swirls and curls, memories of your walk today.
Watching the Water Flow
Our Maine tourmaline gem is a brilliant green. Your mind, heart, and soul relax into the green of the gem. You stand silently watching the water flow. Sunlight filters through the rustling leaves above, light glittering on the edges of rocks. Because this is a ring, it’s available for you to look at throughout the day. The ring sits comfortably low. It looks awesome on your hand.
This is a ring of nature.
It’s about relaxation. It’s about calm, peace, and tranquility.
This Walk In The Woods design holds around green Maine tourmaline. It’s a low profile design. And in spite of the engraved fiddlehead and fern side patterning, the ring is smooth to the touch. The gem is recess-set and is solid, safe, and secure. The ring is wide on the top and tapers naturally to the back. This is a ring of nature. It’s about relaxation. It’s about calm, peace, and tranquility. It draws comments and compliments wherever you go.
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.
