About New England Gemstones
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New Engand Gemstones owner Bob Borofsky has had a life long attraction to the world of Mineralogy. What started as an interest in rock and mineral collecting, eventually led the purchase of the William Wise Mine in Westmoreland, NH and the Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine in Little Falls, NY.
In the early 1990's, Bob began to facet Green Fluorite gems from the Wise Mine and set them in gold for friends and family. The appeal and demand for these gems soon attracted attention in the press and resulted in the creation of New Engand Gemstones as a commercial outlet to the public for these and other gemstones from the region.
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| Emerald Green Fuorite from the William Wise Mine, Westmoreland, NH. |
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In addition to material from our own mines (Wise Mine and Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine), we are constantly looking for other gemstone sources in the New England and New York area. There are wonderful locations for Quartz (clear, smoky and amethyst), beryls (aquamarine and heliodor), garnets and tourmaline. We presently have gems from the following locations in our inventory listed below. Please email us should you want more information on gemstones that may not be pictured on our website.
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| Herkimer Diamonds (Quartz) from the Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine, Little Falls, NY. |
Other Gemstones From Our Inventories
Clear Quartz
....Dorset, VT (from an old road cut)
....Mt. Tabor, VT
....The Palermo Mine in Groton, NH
....The Tripp Mine in Alstead, NH
Smoky Quartz
....Bartlett, NH
....Ossipee, NH
....Hurricane Mountain in Intervale, NH
Amethyst
....Deer Hill, ME
....Ossipee, NH
....New London, NH (from an old road cut)
....Bellingham, MA (from a housing development) |
Garnets
....The Two Fat Guys' Mine in Northfield, MA
....Eden Mills, VT
Aquamarine
....The Tripp Mine in Alsted, NH
....The Island Mine in Gilsum, NH
....The Palermo Mine in Groton, NH
Heliodor
....The Palermo Mine in Groton NH
....Lord Hill, ME
Tourmaline
....Newry, ME
....Paris, ME |
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| This cover article that appeared in the July/August 2000 issue of Rocks & Minerals magazine is about our own Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine. Owner Bob Borofsky was the lead author. Specimens shown in the article are now at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C. and New York's Natural History Museum. Faceted material from this mine makes for water clear gems that are occasionally tinted with smoke from anthraxalite, a fossilized carbon material that played a large part in the original formation of the crystals. |
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| This article appeared in Rock & Minerals magazine in July/August 1990 and features a specimen on the cover found by owner Bob Borofsky and fellow miner Bob Whitmore in the summer of 1988. |
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| This article appeared in Rock & Gem in July 1998 and features specimens that are now in the Houston Museum of Natural History and New York's Museum of Natural History. The two gemstones pictured were faceted by owner Bob Borofsky and are 125 carats and 274 carats respectively. |
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Care Instructions:
As with any gem, the pieces should be treated with care. Cleaning is simple and easy; room temperature water should be used with a regular toothbrush and dish or hand soap. Clean all sides of the gem with the soapy brush and rinse thoroughly. We do not recommend commercial processes such as ultrasonic or steam cleaners for Green Fluorite as they may cause damage to the gemstone. Please email us with any questions if you are unsure about any care or cleaning issues. Your complete satisfaction is always guaranteed.
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