New York, Anything good for gems here???

[Shake-N-Bake]

Hello, Just wondering if there is any good gems or minerals in NY and how would I go about looking for them.
Thanks,
Jason

P.S. never tried doing this and thought it would be fun to do with the kids.
Going to try Herkimer Diamond mines this spring.

Thanks,
Jason

 

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[Tricia]

It is fun. Do NOT wear or dress your kids in their best clothes. You're gonna be dirty. Good luck finding those crystals.

 

[allen_idaho]

I haven't heard of much in the way of gemstones out in New York.

You can find more info about the mine in St. Johnsville, New York at:
http://www.crystalgrove.com/

There is also the Gore Mountain Garnet Mine in North River, New York. Their website is:
http://garnetminetours.com/

There is the Treasure Mountain Herkimer Diamond Mine in Little Falls, New York but it is currently closed. It's website is:
http://www.treasuremt.com/

The Ace of Diamonds Mine and Campground in Middleville, New York. More info can be found at:
http://www.herkimerdiamonds.com/

 

[monet2sky]

Ace of Diamond mines is the best. It is very laidback and you have better luck in finding them as they turn the ground over. I brought my 2 kids there twice so far this spring and cant wait to go back. We found some real nice ones. I even made some earings out of them and have received many compliments. It is amazing to see something that was made by mother earth sooooo long ago.....

Have great time.....

cindyd

 

[mikeandwife91]

I just returned from a business trip to Syracuse a few days ago, and on the one day I got off work early, I went to the mines in Herkimer. Unfortunately I got there a little after 5:00 and both closed at 5:00. I noticed the Mohawk River along the road on the way there, and knowing nothing at all about Herkimer Diamonds, I decided to go one of the pull offs by the river to see if I could find anything interesting, like a diamond. It turns out that the first big pull off leaving the mines happens to be where they dump the tailings from the mines. It is a public fishing area. I didn't know it at first, but those rocks were entirely different than the rocks by the water. I spent about 30 min going through those rocks and found and found four of them that had diamonds sticking out of them. I hope this was legal to do. I thought about it as I was looking for rocks, so I only brought a few home. I probably could have filled my pickup, but I only picked up a few. The row of mine rocks was at least 100 yards long, and there was a bunch of them. Best part is that this was free. I get to go back in a few weeks, so if I go back to the river, I may try to find a LEO and ask if it's ok to look there.

 

[jeremiah212]

hooper mine in the adirondacks...just came back from there this weekend...a must visit place for gem hunters

 

[Tricia]

I just returned from a business trip to Syracuse a few days ago,

May I ask what brought you to Syracuse? Which type of business? The economy there is horrible, can't imagine any sector of business doing well.

Thank you.