May 1, 2019 – Canadian Gem Tourmaline: Who Knew?
Presenter – Brad Wilson. Canadian partner of “Coast to Coast Rare Stones International”, owner/operator of “Alpine Gems” (http://www.alpinegems.ca/index.html), gemstone exploration consultant, author.
An illustrated presentation about Canadian Gem-Quality Tourmaline (who Knew?), where the known occurrences are, what they look like and most importantly what the gems and crystals look like. Canada is not known for its gem-quality tourmaline, but Canada does have several sites where gem-quality tourmaline has been found. Localities range from southern Ontario and Quebec, to remote regions in NWT and Nunavut. Come on out an learn more abut some of our homegrown “gems”.
