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Upstate New York
Hi everone,
I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions for information about low-budget treasure hunting opportunities in upstate NY? I am interested in most everything treasure-related- rocks/minerals, fossils, coins, relics, artifacts, etc. I am planning to try for Herkimer diamonds at some point this coming year, but would welcome any other suggestions for other types of hunts in the upstate NY area. I have an old metal detector that I still occasionally use, but would also be interested in other types of hunts and sites that can be recommended (arrowheads, fossils, bottles, pottery, rocks/minerals, etc). Thanks!
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Jan 6 2008, 3:56 PM EST by
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Where to hunt in New York State?
Chech out New York and Penn National Directory.
Bill
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May 28 2008, 1:24 PM EDT by
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New York gem hunting..
It is still winter in Ny, so its impossible to hunt right now. When spring comes around i would like to do some gem hunting here if possible. Anybody know of any that might be found in this region?
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Feb 17 2008, 5:24 PM EST by
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Re: Herkimer Diamond Photos
All you Herkimer Diamond Collectors out There, send some photos to get people to enjoy the best Quartz Crystals in the World !! Right from Upstate New York!!!
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Dec 20 2007, 11:22 PM EST by
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Spots in NJ?
Hello there ... I didn't see any in NJ but there were a few in
New York and one in PA... Not sure how close they are for you but This is the site I use to find place all across the US to dig for treasure...
http://www.lapidaryoutlet.com/page/page/2254783.htm
or you can get a series of books by region yours would be called Northeast treasure hunters gem & mineral guide (Wheree and how to dig, pan and mine your own gems and minerals by Kathy J. rygle and Stephen F. Pedersen...
Happy hunting
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Feb 1 2008, 3:12 PM EST by
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Treasure in Massachusetts
Ahoy Captian.
below is the only mineral club I could find listed for Rhode island. Im not sure if you are close to the border of MA or CT where a club in either of those states might be close enough to you to attend there meetings. Any club usually has a person or persons who arrange digs. The people in my club go all over New England and the country on outings. Some of the people in my club this year purchaced the rights to an area in New York to min Heramers.
For any one elso, I also attached a link on the Lapidary.com web page that has tabs for almost all of the state in the us that lists mineral clubs. Unfortunetly there was no club listed on this site for Rhode Island.
hope this helps. Let me know if you need any more info.
Phoenix
Rhode Island Mineral Hunters, Inc.
MEETINGS: 2nd Tuesday of month at 7: 00 P.M. Community College of RI, Room 1128; 40 East Av; Warwick, RI
CLUB WEBSITE: www.rimhi.org>
SHOW: Last weekend in October, 2007. Community College of RI; Knight Campus. 400 East Av; Warwick, RI
EDITOR: Nancy Millard earthwherks@cox.net>
BULLETIN: The Bowen-Lite
SHOW: October 28-29,2006. Community College of RI; Knight Campus. 400 East Av; Warwick, RI
http://www.lapidaryjournal.com/archive/clubs4.cfm
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Feb 21 2008, 3:28 PM EST by
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Help! Geology programs in peril
"That is crazy, Phil about the nurses. Nurses are in greater demand now than ever before in the history of this nation. And you are certainly right about how out of touch with reality university administrators can be. Maybe they need to climb out of those "Ivory Towers" once in a while and get a dose of reality!
Eric" I lived overseas for several years. It was a great experience but it is not for everyone. A geologist friend of mine lived in Saudi Arabia for several years and said he would never go back. I had an opportunity to work in Nigeria and I am glad I did not go. The world is getting to be a dangerous place for Americans. Universities should be gearing up to send kids overseas but they need to be willing. Quoting from the Wall Street Journal:
Mining companies such as Barrick Gold Corp., Teck Cominco Ltd., BHP Billiton Ltd. and Rio Tinto Group are paying geology grads 44 percent more than three years ago, giving them higher salaries than the average Master of Business Administration in the U.S. Demand from developing nations including China helped gold, copper and silver prices more than double in that time. Gold reached a record $1,001.50 an ounce today in New York.
``There is a chronic shortage of skilled people, and wages have skyrocketed,'' said Bart Melek, commodity strategist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto. ``There's no relief in sight.''
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Apr 10 2009, 8:14 PM EDT by
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herkimer diamonds
"I have found the purest most beautiful herkimer diamonds in the world. they cut glass will not burn.they come from North Carolina mountains. will sell
would like to show Kristine gum or Samantha brown" I thought Herkimer Diamonds could only be found in New York ?
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Jan 23 2009, 8:11 PM EST by
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Never, ever lick rocks!!! I'll tell you why.
And just so you know, rain doesn't make the rocks safe. In fact, all rain does is spread the hantavirus even further into the soil, contaminating every thing with which it comes into contact. More things in the area become contaminated as result. Cases have been reported even in places like New York city, NY. It is never safe to lick a rock out in the field in the US. Someone needs to tell the Gumpster that she needs to stop putting those rocks in her mouth.
Eric
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Apr 16 2009, 1:41 PM EDT by
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north river pet wood
"It is south and a touch east of Aberdeen. About a half hour drive over decent roads. Easy day trip for us here.
Tom" Yeah some of the names of the towns and such I have never heard of in the state. I thought it was close to New York! lol A long ways east huh. A day trip from Aberdeen??? Wow you drive fast! ;-) Thanks for the info. Is it West of I-5?
Paul
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Mar 13 2009, 12:28 PM EDT by
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GREAT 1872 Diamond Hoax
I was just looking at the information on the Navajo field in Arizona & was reminded of the great diamond hoax. For those of you who are not familiar with this - it is a wonderful story.
In 1872, an outcrop in NW Colorado, was 'salted' with rough diamonds & other gems. The event left its imprint in the form of geographic place names throughout much of the West. The hoax scamed former Civil War generals, a U.S. Senator & two presidential candidates & was promoted following discovery of diamonds in South Africa, when the primary source rock for diamond was still considered to be sandstone.
The site of the hoax is a sandstone outcrop, 2 miles south of the WY border in what is now known as Diamond Field Draw in Moffat County, CO. The outcrop was salted with 80,000 carats of rubies & pyrope garnet & a large number of diamonds.
The two principals of the scam, Phillip Arnold & John Slack, took $12,000 of uncut gems to San Francisco for appraisal. The stones where valued at $100,000. The same stones were later appraised at Tiffany's of New York at $150,000. The Laramie Daily Independent stated $250,000,000 in diamonds were on the ground. The San Francisco Chronicle reported, "... the value of the property was far beyond that of any mining property ever discovered on the coast, not excepting the famous Comstock lode."
$200,000 was paid as an advance towards the final purchasing price of $650,000 for the diamond fields. Some of the cash was used to purchase 10 lbs of rough diamonds & other gems in London & nearly 50 lbs of "spinel, rubies, sapphires, and garnet" from Indians at Fort Defiance, AZ.
The first time I visited this site, we found the old sieve tailings from the 40th Parallel Survey. I panned 4 diamonds, 17 rubies & 24 pyrope garnets left behind from the hoax.
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Apr 4 2009, 11:33 AM EDT by
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Have you ever gone to one of the places featured on the show?
To answer some of your questions, who buys them, mineral collectors. In new york state you might try a local gem show or ebay. If you send me some pics of them i'll try to give you an estimate on what their worth. I hope this helps! see ya
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Dec 4 2007, 11:55 PM EST by
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Treasure Hunter and WIKI Canceled!
hey gang,
I do agree with everyone that the show was more " quick money " than REAL rockhounding show. But I think instead of narrowing the view, they should have expanded. Most of the shows were a one day affair ( some were not like the gold cubes and the smokey quartz ), I think if they encompassed more of a " variety " of topixs they may have lasted longer. There are TONS of rockhounds, hikers, travelers, metal detectorists, lost treasure seekers ( land and water ), and . I personally would have LOVED to see more of a expanded format. Head up to Weaver's Needle in search of the Lost Dutchman, take a trip to where the Hunley is being preserved, check out Queen Anne's Revenge from Blackbeard. Go where some of us are not allowed like libraries that only scholars can go to, and show some of there treasures. A look at the special collections sections from New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and even a trip to Mexico City or Madrid to see the Spanish archives would have been GREAT!!!! Talk to the guys on the Odyssey ( wellll maybe not LOL ), take a dive with Mel Fisher, and on and on.. Check out the old Bill Burrud video's on You Tube and you can get a idea of what I mean. If the show was a updated version of that with a mix of rockhounding, travel etc.... I think they would have had a bigger and stronger audience.... and possibly might still be here... Here is a link for some video's of what I mean:
http://www.goldenmirages.com/index.php?topic=1042.0
John
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A little Game - Just for fun.
"Here are a few more for you. I'll have more tomorrow. hehe Paul
Do You Remember Rock N Roll Radio. The Ramones
Rock N Roll High School, The Ramones
Topaz, B-52’s
Rock and Roll Band, Boston
Heart of Stone, Rolling Stones...
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Fools Gold, Ozark Mountain Daredevils
" All but the following were added:
Topaz, B-52’s - not found on imeem
Golden Road, Grateful Dead - Not Found on imeem
Magnesium Night Light, Grateful Dead - not found on imeem
Buried Treasure, Bee Gees - Not found on imeem
Diamonds, Bee Gees - Not Found on imeem
Radiate, Bee Gees - Not Found on imeem
We Are Atomic, Bee Gees - not found on imeem
The Obsidian Eternity and Anguish, Obsidian Gate - not found on imeem
Fools Gold, Ozark Mountain Daredevils - Not Found
Also added 'Aquamarine' by Brazzaville
Under the Boardwalk - The Drifters(for sea glass hunters)
Stoned Love - The Supremes
And it Stoned Me - Van Morrison
Love Stoned - Justin Timberlake
Get Stoned - Hinder
Stoned Soul Picnic - The Fifth Dimension
Black Diamond - Kiss
New York Mining Disaster - The Bee Gees
Radiate - Puddle Of Mudd
Diamonds and Rust - Joan Baez
Diamonds are forever - Shirley Bassey
Diamonds - Beyonce
Silhouettes - The Diamonds
Fool's Gold - Amy Winehouse
Fool's Gold - Lee Greenwood
Get Your Rocks Off - Manfred Mann's Earth Band
In addition to Rolling Stones request for 'Heart of Stone' I added 'Heart of Stone' by Cher and 'Heart of Stone by Joan Osborne
Topaz - JOURNEY
TOPAZ AND DIAMOND - BY Paris Match
The ZONE by Topaz
Whew! That was a workout!
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Feb 25 2009, 1:25 AM EST by
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Oh I want to go hunt tourmaline...
I've been to the Cryo Genie Mine three times. The location of the mine is on a beautiful canyon. The mine tour is very worth while - you climb down into the winding tunnel that crosses back on itself as the miners followed the pematite and excavated the gem pockets. In terms of what you might expect to find digging in the tailings, I mostly saw people finding very small but crystal-clear pink tourmalines in the tailings the times I was there. I mostly concentrated on looking for books of muscovite mica to give out as prizes to kids at our rock club show. The Cryo Genie pegmatite seemed to me to have some of the largest sized mica books I've seen. I did see one lady find a very large smoky quartz point. They usually have some nice bookcase specimens of quartz points on clevelandite/feldspar with small sprays of tiny pink and green tourmaline for sale. They have a web site now - www.cryo-geniemine.com
I did go to the Himalaya Dig yesterday for the second time and enjoyed my day. I found two pencil-thick green tourmaline about 1 inch long, one facet clear bi-color fragment about the size of a pencil eraser but it goes from a pale pink to a pale green and is prettier in person than it sounds, three nice smaller pink specimens with perfect terminations and "side cars" and quite a few additional nice fragments. Right at closing time, one guy kept finding big tourmaline just popping up out of the bottom of the dirt pile when he went to fill his bucket. There were people from Alaska, New York, Las Vegas and Texas. Several groups opted to just buy a bag dirt to share & screen rather than to pay the per-person fee for the day.
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Mar 23 2008, 10:23 PM EDT by
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Gemstone book & Note on Chrome Diopside
"Thanks Bill,
Do any semi-precious stones reach high per carat prices when they truly are flawless?
Aaron" Hi Aaron,
There are some gemstones that people pay way toooooo much for.
A 62-carat, royal blue rectangular cut sapphire valued at $2.8 million ($45,000/carat) (>9,000 times more valuable than an equivalent weight in gold). In 1998, a Burmese ruby of 15.97 carats sold at a Sotheby’s auction for US$3.63 million ($227,301/carat). More recently (2005), Christie’s of New York sold a near perfect 8.01-carat Burmese ruby for US$2.2 million (US$274,656/carat)! Some jade specimens included a 1.4-inch long jadeite cabochon that sold for US$1.74 million! In 1999, a jadeite bangle of 2 inches in length and 0.3 inch wide sold at a Christie’s auction in Hong Kong for US$2,576,600. Even more incredible was a 27-bead emerald-green jadeite necklace, known as the Doubly Fortunate that sold in Hong Kong for US$9.3 million in 1997.
A small 0.95-carat purplish-red diamond (the Hancock Red) sold for nearly US$1 million. To put this in perspective, one carat weighs 0.2 gram (0.007 ounce). At today’s gold price, this diamond was valued at more than 200,000 times an equivalent weight in gold - a common value for flawless pink diamonds.
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Feb 14 2009, 10:17 AM EST by
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