[Rockhounds] New to this list :)

[Al Balmer]

On Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:09:12 -0600, "veganstar1208 at gmail.com"
<veganstar1208 at gmail.com> wrote:

>I came across some posts from the 2005 archive and notice there was a thread
>on Walworth, NY. That's actually my hometown and I was amazed to find out
>there is rockhounding to be done there. I don't go home often, but I'd
>appreciate any information regarding that quarry. Does anyone know any other
>sites in the Rochester/western NY region?

Penfield quarry is a good collecting site, as well. Last I knew, it
was open only once a year to members of the Mineral Society of the
Rochester Academy of Science.

If you're into fossils, the bed of the Genesee river in Rochester is
apparently famous (I dunno - I'm not a fossil person) and on occasion
the water flow has been cut to allow study by professionals. There are
other places around Rochester, but my memory fails me. 

There is a lot of good collecting in the areas north and east of
Syracuse.

-- 
Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ