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Post by stephan on Apr 26, 2017 17:38:54 GMT -5
Hello,
Getting my head above water for a moment, here....
Late Spring/early summer might see me taking a quick trip up the Finger lakes region of NY. If I get a chance, I'd like to maybe hit a quick, easy site (time and a few other considerations are limited). I have heard there is a trilobite site, but I haven't found any specifics. Info on that or other sites would be appreciated.
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Post by notjustone on Apr 26, 2017 22:12:33 GMT -5
Hello, Getting my head above water for a moment, here.... Late Spring/early summer might see me taking a quick trip up the Finger lakes region of NY. If I get a chance, I'd like to maybe hit a quick, easy site (time and a few other considerations are limited). I have heard there is a trilobite site, but I haven't found any specifics. Info on that or other sites would be appreciated. theres rocks worth picking up in ny? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 27, 2017 14:29:53 GMT -5
Hello, Getting my head above water for a moment, here.... Late Spring/early summer might see me taking a quick trip up the Finger lakes region of NY. If I get a chance, I'd like to maybe hit a quick, easy site (time and a few other considerations are limited). I have heard there is a trilobite site, but I haven't found any specifics. Info on that or other sites would be appreciated. theres rocks worth picking up in ny? Are "diamonds" worth picking up? |
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Post by nowyo on Apr 27, 2017 21:34:31 GMT -5
theres rocks worth picking up in ny? Are "diamonds" worth picking up? No. A friend of mine has gone after the "diamonds" several times. According to him you go beat on dolostone until your tired out, sweaty, and bloody knuckled-then go to the gift shop and buy a few. He has actually found a few decent small ones. A woman I knew who has now passed away had in her collection a Herkimer diamond the size of your fist. That said, there is some interesting geology and interesting rocks in that part of the world, just don't get your hopes up for a lot of lapidary stuff. Do a google search on Onondaga Limestone and Trenton Group. That will get you started. Biggest problem you'll run into is that virtually all the land is privately owned and the green crap that grows everywhere covering up the rocks. A few pics from field trips. This was taken near Canastota. Lots of fossil hash there. Some decent stuff. Really, at that point we were looking at the geology rather than collecting.  This photo was taken at Trenton Falls. Google it for a bunch of information.  This was taken farther east, but threw it in for fun. That's my buddy Psycho Ken climbing on pillow lavas near Schuylerville, NY.  I know I have more pictures from some of these trips and I'm sure they'll show up someday if they haven't vanished in one of my manic multi-state moves. These pics are all from "91-"92. Now, I'm not going to stick up for NY in any way but there really is some neat geology going on there with the Taconic Island Arc, Opening of the Atlantic (which you'll find more evidence of in Vermont) and all that. I think I still have some info on the area-I'll look to see what I've got. As far as "a" trilobite site I'm not really aware of any. If I were flying blind around there I'd drive secondary roads and stop at roadcuts in the aforementioned formations. Lots of brachiopods, crinoids, bryozoans, rugose corals, graptolites; and trilobites are fairly common. Most of what you'll see there is limestone and shale. Some of the black shales have some really neat stuff. Anyway, sorry you have to go to NY, enjoy yourself the best you can. Russ |
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Post by nowyo on Apr 27, 2017 22:12:01 GMT -5
Oh, and be aware of the reservation boundaries. Not that I blame them, but the Iroquois can still get a little feisty.
Russ
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Post by notjustone on Apr 27, 2017 22:26:25 GMT -5
theres rocks worth picking up in ny? Are "diamonds" worth picking up? I think me and wife are going to Herkimer Saturday. but they are really quartz crystals. were only going for the day so I don't expect to be opening any pockets lol. |
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Post by notjustone on Apr 27, 2017 22:30:58 GMT -5
I'm trying to talk her into going to an old abandoned garnet mine in the near future. NOT BARTONS!
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Post by stephan on Jul 13, 2017 16:51:02 GMT -5
Well, I went. There was no time for rock-hounding, but it was beautiful. We were in and around Ithaca, not NYC, so no one needs to feel sorry for me. The waterfalls are gorgeous. Here are my pics: www.flickr.com/photos/36618387@N06/albums/72157680787259574Like I said, no rock-hounding was done, but there was a small, tiny (did I say small?) rock show in Danby, where I did see some specimens of locally found glass-sponge fossils. There is a pic of that buried in the set. Enjoy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2017 17:49:28 GMT -5
Gorgeous pics!
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Post by Gem'n I on Jul 13, 2017 18:54:58 GMT -5
Stephan,
Thanks for sharing those pics....spectacular shots...almost like being there!!
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