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Maine to Create Mineral Park
August 2003 by Associated Press
The Maine Geological Survey is raising money to acquire a cluster of world-famous mines and create the state’s first public mineral park for rockhounds, science teachers and others with an interest in rocks and minerals.Ask The Experts: How to remove precious metals from lead?
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