Rocks & minerals reported in New York
58 rocks, minerals, gemstones, and fossils reported across 70 mapped rockhounding spots in New York. Each entry links to a field-ID guide; the state-specific links open the list of spots known to produce that material in New York.
Most-reported in New York
Ranked by the number of New York spots in this dataset that mention each material.
Fluoritecommonmineral · Mohs 4purple, blue, green
Herkimer Diamondcommonmineral · Mohs 7colorless, smoky
Pyritecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5brass-yellow, pale-gold
Quartzcommonmineral · Mohs 7colorless, white, gray
Labradoritecommonmineral · Mohs 6-6.5gray, gray-green, blue
Baritecommonmineral · Mohs 3-3.5colorless, white, yellow
Calcitecommonmineral · Mohs 3white, colorless, yellow
Apatitecommonmineral · Mohs 5green, blue, yellow
Galenacommonmineral · Mohs 2.5lead-gray
Magnetitecommonmineral · Mohs 5.5-6.5black, iron-black
Serpentinecommonmineral · Mohs 2.5-5.5green, yellow, brown
Sphaleritecommonmineral · Mohs 3.5-4yellow, brown, black
Where in New York to find each
State-specific spot lists. Each link opens the New York subset of mapped rockhounding spots for that mineral.
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