New York
Collecting the world famous “Herkimer Diamonds” at:
Treasure Mountain Diamond Mine
Ace of Diamonds Mine
Herkimer Diamond Mine
Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground
The Barton Mine- Garnet Crystals
The Adirondack Experience
New Jersey
Sterling Hill Mine
Collect world famous fluorescent minerals, tour a former zinc mine and mining museum.
http://sterlinghillminingmuseum.org/
Maine
Poland Mining Camp
Collect minerals such as tourmaline, apatite, mica, beryl, pollucite, perhamite, and many more in the igneous rock known as Pegmatite. A great area to find many micro mount mineral specimens. Access to public and private quarries.
http://www.polandminingcamps.com/intro.html
Pennsylvania
Collect rocks, minerals and fossils in Pennsylvania
http://www.pennminerals.com/collecting.htm
Tours
New York
Howe Caverns
Secret Caverns
New Jersey
Sterling Hill Mine
Tour a former zinc mine and mining museum in Ogdenburg, New Jersey.
http://sterlinghillminingmuseum.org/
Collecting Equipment/Lapidary Supplies/Specimens/Lab Materials
Amateur Geologist
Wide variety of tools and supplies for the geologist.
http://www.amateurgeologist.com/
Diamond Pacific Tool Corporation
Fire Mountain Gems
Gemstones, jewelry, tools.
http://www.firemountaingems.com/
Geo Tools
Highland Park Lapidary Co.
Lapidary equipment & supplies
Kingsley North, Inc.
Lapidary Supplies- books, rough materials, lapidary equipment & supplies, jewelry
supplies
Raytech Industries
rock saws, lapidary equipment, collecting equipment, ultraviolet lights, etc
Rock tumbling supplies, equipment and articles
Ward’s Natural Science
http://wardsci.com/Default.asp?
General
A great resource for everything about the mineral quartz.
http://www.quartzpage.de/index.html
A very helpful resource giving information on mineral and rock collecting
Home Hobbies: Rock Collecting
https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/rock-collecting/
View free Google Earth satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings.
Site for many current topics in the geological sciences
