I love this show. I am so up for going on one of these treasure hunts. Are there any places on or near Long Island to dig for something valuable? Something like that would make a great day trip.

If you saw the bottle episode on digigng up latrines, me and the girlfriend are interested in getting into it, we have weekends free for now.

Hit me up at reigniforever@yahoo.coom

You should travel upstate to the Saratoga area and hunt for Herkimer Diamonds. Its great for a summer hunt and they can be worth a lot! Take a peek at our tool kits in the coming weeks for more information on how you can do our hunt! Lori

Believe it or not, I've actually found some garnets on the beach of the Long Island Sound on Long Island. I've been told that one can find them in the rocks in Central Park in New York City, too, but I don't think people are allowed to chop up the rocks to get at the garnets there!

Long Island is not a geologic hotspot, but check this out.
GPS coordinates lat=40.8622222222N, lon=-73.6341666667W

"Pyrite Nodules in Glen Cove, Nassau Co., Long Island, New York, USA

Occurrence consists of outcroppings of Cretaceous era clays exposed by erosion along the shores of Long Island Sound. Localized lenses of grey, lignite-bearing clay are the host of pyrite nodules.

Ref.: The Minerals of New York City & Its Environs, New York Mineralogical Club Bull., Vol. 3, No. 1, Manchester, J.G. (1931):75. ; Rocks & Min. 41(6):428-29 (1966)"

The location is actually a street corner. Check the pond & surrounding area just NW of the corner and the creek just SW. There is also a vacant lot next door.
Check the county assessors website for ownership and GET PERMISSION FIRST. Or get arrested. Your choice. )
Check out this link:
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/clubs/new_york.shtml
and join a local club. It's easier for a sponsored, experienced group with insurance and waivers in hand to get permission than a guy with a shovel.

If you are willing to go as far as Westchester county there are several mines around a sopot known as Anthony's Nose at these coordinates.
lat=41.29409N, lon=-73.931465W
Here's the scoop:
Calcite, Drusy Quartz
Anthony's Nose
"There's something like 40-60 old mines in the area. Was famous for collection quality specimens of calcite & drusy quartz. Google the location for more information on mines, history, and minerals."
Information in quotes from www.mindat.org
Your local club's field trip director may know of several of these mines.
Happy hunting,
-Rocky.