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Rock Shops in NYC

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karenfh fully equipped rock polisher Member since November 2006 Posts: 1,495	Rock Shops in NYC Jun 27, 2011 22:51:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karenfh on Jun 27, 2011 22:51:48 GMT -5 A friend is taking her 20-year old niece to NYC in August. She asked for good ideas. Anybody know of any good rock shops in NYC? There has GOT to be some. It's NYC!
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Rock Shops in NYC Jun 27, 2011 23:32:01 GMT -5

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Post by Roller on Jun 27, 2011 23:32:01 GMT -5

well just one of the biggest best ones in the world!!!!! museum of national history !!!! best specimen colelction I have ever seen ! also there is astrogallery which I have never been to but have heard great things about .Also if you are into silver stuff and beads there is metalifferous which I also havent been to but both are on my list of places to go to ...! This is quoted from Wikipedia ....
The museum's collections total over 500 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, and human cultural artifacts.

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Rock Shops in NYC Jul 20, 2011 12:56:25 GMT -5

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Post by bob64 on Jul 20, 2011 12:56:25 GMT -5

Like Roller, I've never been there but I have heard that Astro Gallery is a great place to go. I got their address from one of their items that I am bidding on from ebay. Hope this doesn't reach you too late.

Astro Gallery of Gems
185 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
TEL: (212) 889-9000

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jakesrocks In Memoriam RIP Don Woodward AKA jakesrocks Member since April 2010 Posts: 12,696	Rock Shops in NYC Jul 20, 2011 14:31:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jakesrocks on Jul 20, 2011 14:31:47 GMT -5 You might want to check this link. It has a few for NYC. rocksandminerals.tribe.net/thread/bf59bf6a-2186-4628-9bb6-ffc8d2457eac
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Rock Shops in NYC Sept 25, 2012 12:30:58 GMT -5

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Post by walter on Sept 25, 2012 12:30:58 GMT -5

Go visit ROCK STAR CRYSTALS, a small but overstocked rock shop in midtown Manhattan in NYC. This place is a rockhound's dream, and you can spend hours there. www.rockstarcrystalsmanhattan.com for info or call 212 675 3065. They are located at 150 w 28th St, Suite 201B on the second floor between 6th and 7th Ave.

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Rock Shops in NYC Sept 25, 2012 12:36:38 GMT -5

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Post by deb193redux on Sept 25, 2012 12:36:38 GMT -5

AstroGallery always had more lapidary material on ebay than on display in their store. I visited some years back and was very surprised that none of the stuff they were selling on ebay was in the store. It is not the kind of place that has bins or rock, but rather a gallery with high end fossils, minerals, and finished pieces. I was told that some employees handled ebay sales out of an offsite warehouse.

They now sell on ebay as MTMineral, and I think they have good rocks form south America. But, I would not expect to find these rocks i their midtown gallery - that real estate is too expensive to have a rockyard.

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Rock Shops in NYC

Post by karenfh on Jun 27, 2011 22:51:48 GMT -5

Post by Roller on Jun 27, 2011 23:32:01 GMT -5

Post by bob64 on Jul 20, 2011 12:56:25 GMT -5

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Post by deb193redux on Sept 25, 2012 12:36:38 GMT -5

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