New York leads in industrial garnet production and is a major producer of construction sand and gravel, crushed stone, and salt. It produces cement, common clay, dimension stone, industrial sand and gravel, natural gemstones, and peat.

In addition to plenty of beautiful countryside, New York also has an outstanding array of minerals and gemstones that can be found. From the famous Herkimer Diamonds to lesser known minerals like diopside… all of them can be found in this state.