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rodcrochiere
rodcrochiere
Treasure in Massachusetts
Dec 11 2007, 10:53 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 11 2007, 10:53 PM EST
is there any treasure to be found in massachusetts besides our sports teams? I would be interested in anything fun to either dig for or look for. Gold, stones, fossils, etc.... 22  out of 26 found this valuable. Do you?    

phoenixstones
1. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Dec 12 2007, 2:10 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 12 2007, 2:10 PM EST
all of the above. You can find quartz and amethyst crystals in Mass as well as fossils. There are lots of other minerals and gold found up in NH< ME and VT. Maine has some great tourmaline and Beryl mines. If you want more information you should try to find a local mineral club. I live just North of Boston and I am a member of the North Shore Rock and MIneral club. If your not im my area I could help you find a club near you. Let me know.

Phoenix 5  out of 5 found this valuable. Do you?    
rodcrochiere
rodcrochiere
2. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Dec 12 2007, 3:07 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 12 2007, 3:07 PM EST
I live in attleboro but I can do some traveling. Do you know if anyone goes out in groups? 0  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

phoenixstones
3. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Dec 12 2007, 5:00 PM EST | Post edited: Dec 12 2007, 5:00 PM EST
this is the Southeastern Massachusetts Mineral clubs web site. They should be able to give you all the assistance your looking for. I checked out there site and they have quite a few picture of members gold panninig up in New Hampshire and Vermont as well as the photo graphs of there anual Miss Mineral biki pagent. HA made you look. I wish.

http://semmc.org/ 3  out of 3 found this valuable. Do you?    
darkfreedom27
darkfreedom27
4. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 2 2008, 9:37 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 2 2008, 9:37 AM EST
I live in Ct and was wondering if you could help me find a club near me? 2  out of 2 found this valuable. Do you?    

phoenixstones
5. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 2 2008, 11:04 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 2 2008, 11:04 AM EST
let me see if I can find a list of clubs in CT for you and see if any are local to where you are. Are you close to the border with MA or RI where mabie a club there would be close to you. Send me an IM with any questions and I will sent you the list directly. 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
rodcrochiere
rodcrochiere
6. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 2 2008, 2:36 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 2 2008, 2:36 PM EST
Someone in passing mentioned that there is some sort of precious stone mine that you can dig in located in Western Massachusetts. Does anyone have any information on this? They said it was a sand pit. Do you find this valuable?    

pkrose
7. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 2 2008, 7:07 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 2 2008, 7:07 PM EST
Do you know of any clubs in WNY ?
pkrose 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
darkfreedom27
darkfreedom27
8. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 3 2008, 8:15 AM EST | Post edited: Jan 3 2008, 8:15 AM EST
I live in Willington, Ct..which is about 20 minutes from ma. I would greatly appreciate any help you could give me:)
Thanks,
Sherri Do you find this valuable?    

phoenixstones
9. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 3 2008, 1:46 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 3 2008, 1:46 PM EST
Here is a list I got off of the internet. It hasent been updated since 2000. You should be able to google each of the clubs and get information on where and when the meet as well as contact information if you need assistance. Quite a few of the mineral clubs usually host a mineral show each year that is operated by members. So this is usually a good place to meet and talk to the members if you want to get a feel of what the club is like before going to a meeting.
Bristol - BRISTOL GEM & MINERAL CLUB
PO Bo. 71 (06011-0071)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Bristol Senior Center
Danbury - DANBURY MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY
Federation: Eastern Federation, American Federation, Connecticut Council
Mailing: PO.Box 2642 Danbury, CT 06810-2642
Meetings: 1st Thursday- Sep. through June (none July and Aug), 8pm
Location: Mill Ridge Intermediate School
Mill Ridge Rd., Danbury, CT
Updated 3/4/99 5:58:46 PM

E. Windsor - CONNECTICUT VALLEY MINERAL CLUB
227 Seantic Rd. (06088)
Meeting.: lst Wednesday, 6:00 pm
Springfield Science Museum, Tehran Wing, Springfield, MA.

Fairfield - BRIDGEPORT MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Bo. 686 (06430-0686)
Meetings: Last Wednesday, 7:45 P. (Jan.-June, Sept.-Nov.)
Sacred Heart University, 5151 Park Ave., Room 102B.

Groton - THAMES VALLEY ROCKHOUNDS, INC.
Box 853 Baltic CT 06330.
Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00 Pm
Bill Library in Ledyard Center
Updated 12/21/98 3:59:17 AM

Hamden - NEW HAVEN MINERAL CLUB
Federations: E.F.M.L.S., A.F.M.S.
Mailing: New Haven Mineral Club, Inc.
246 Mirror Lane Guilford, CT 06437
Meetings: 2nd Monday, Oct. thru May, 8:00P.M.
Location: Veteran's Memorial Building
Brooksvale Recreation Park
Brooksvale Ave. Hamden, CT
Contact: Janet Van Iderstine
Telephone: (203)458-6109
Updated 1/7/99 9:51:23 AM

 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    

phoenixstones
10. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 3 2008, 1:46 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 3 2008, 1:46 PM EST
Ledyard - Thames Valley Rockhounds
Federation: EFMLS and AFMS
PO Box M Groton, CT 06340
Meetings: First Monday of every month at 7PM
Bill Library Intersection Rts 117 and 27 Ledyard, CT.
Email:Louis (Lou) Castagna
Telephone 860 536-1883
Updated 5/6/98 6:50:47 AM

Meriden - LAPIDARY & MINERAL SOCIETY OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, INC.
PO Bo. 476 (06450)
Meeting.: 4th Monday, 7:30 P. (Sept.-Jue)
Maloney High School, Gravel Rd.

Stamford - STAMFORD MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 4148 (06907)
Meetings: 2.d Tuesday (..@.pt August), 7:45 pm
Stamford Baptist Church, 602 High Ridge Rd., Stamford
E-Mail: Information
Updated 9/8/00 12:28:45 PM

 Do you find this valuable?    

frostyb
11. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 5 2008, 6:37 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 5 2008, 6:37 PM EST
I live on the border of Hinsdale nh and Brattleboro vt.Where are there treasures hat I can dig for?Can you send me some information.Thank You 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
darkfreedom27
darkfreedom27
12. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 7 2008, 4:59 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 7 2008, 4:59 PM EST
I am trying to form a group in Connecticut. I mapquested attleboro from where i live, and it is an hour and 25 minutes. Do you find this valuable?    

phoenixstones
13. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 7 2008, 6:56 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 7 2008, 6:56 PM EST
above is a list of mineral clubs in CT. Im not personally familliar with threre locations but there should be one near you. Do you find this valuable?    
rodcrochiere
rodcrochiere
14. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Jan 7 2008, 9:49 PM EST | Post edited: Jan 7 2008, 9:49 PM EST
I posted the clubs content on my busines website. Please email me if you want any content added. I will gladly post this in an effort to help others. I did no research to verify the information but if someone takes the time to verify or correct this information I will take my time to fix it on the link.
http://www.crochierenetworkingsolutions.com/treasure.htm
Rod Crochiere rodcrochiere@Hotmail.com 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
CaptainKelly
CaptainKelly
15. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Feb 20 2008, 11:04 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 20 2008, 11:04 PM EST
I live in RI and would travel for a group dig too! Do you find this valuable?    
darkfreedom27
darkfreedom27
16. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Feb 21 2008, 9:21 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 21 2008, 9:21 AM EST
What part of Rhode Island do you live in, what kind of gems interest you? Do you find this valuable?    
CaptainKelly
CaptainKelly
17. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Feb 21 2008, 11:43 AM EST | Post edited: Feb 21 2008, 11:43 AM EST
Cranston. But I am willing to travel anywhere in NE. Do you find this valuable?    

phoenixstones
18. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Feb 21 2008, 3:28 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 21 2008, 3:28 PM EST
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 Do you find this valuable?    
CaptainKelly
CaptainKelly
19. RE: Treasure in Massachusetts
Feb 21 2008, 4:11 PM EST | Post edited: Feb 21 2008, 4:11 PM EST
ahoy! thank you I am going to check it out right now. I appreciate the information it is hard getting to the good information so the direct link helps!
Sincerely,
Captain Kelly 1  out of 1 found this valuable. Do you?    
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