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Rock Shops
of the Western United States
We’ve visited so many Rock shops in our travels that we’ve begun to find our favorites based on a whole slew of different criteria. After literally hundreds of requests for good hunting locations, we decided it was time to start making recommendations and this section of our website was born. We hope these pages will enhance your visit to the great American West, where rock hunting and shopping adventures are available to match any fitness level, any budget, and any degree of interest or expertise.
It Takes All Kinds
Rock shops come in all shapes and sizes. There are rock shops dedicated
to displaying museum quality specimens and those that focus on the
casual tourist who wants to start a low-budget collection for a child.
Each type is worth at least a look, for every specimen is unique and
each dealer will have his or her own special interest to share. Rock
hounds are notoriously independent, but get them talking about their
rocks and you’ll find a wealth of knowledge and respect for what the
earth has to offer up.
Where Are They?
With our own interest in rocks, minerals and fossils, and our love for
the west, we’ve visited many shops from as far north as Montana, as far
south as Arizona, as far east as Kentucky and as far west as California,
with lots of stops in between. We’ve listened to old miners talk about
their finds in the mountains of Colorado and listened to new geologists
talk about the good places one can hunt through the remains of the
mines for a choice specimen that was of no value to the miners who were
looking for only gold or silver.
As you read these pages, keep in mind those who paved the way to discovery of the beautiful treasures housed in these shops. If one day you travel to these sights, we hope you’ll find a world of wonder at your fingertips! Happy hunting!
Rock shops abound in the western United States. To find some of the Rock and mineral Shops in the western US by clicking this link:
This is our sister site and while not a brick and mortar rock shop it is a great place to find rocks, minerals and buy fossils online
Do you have a favorite rock shop you would like to share?
Tell us about your favorite rock shop? Where is it and why do you like it?
Other rock shops people like.
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Miners Lamp Rock & Gem 
Miners Lamp is on the old historic Gold Rock Ranch Trading Post site,100 years old, now a winter RV destination. It is part of a large old mining area …
Mine
Would like to know more about... If anyone's knows more that would be great..
Star Woman Crystals Not rated yet
This hidden gem in Tempe, Arizona. They have an amazing shop has all the metaphysical rocks that I was looking for including Moldavite, Herkimer Diamonds …
Cape Minerals Not rated yet
A South African supplier of minerals and gemstones, working with geologists and universities and supplying interesting content as well as super fast shipping …
INTERESTED IN MORE? IF SO, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT OUR OTHER SITES:
fossilicious.com - Our online fossil and mineral rock shop.
fossils-facts-and-finds.com - An educational site about fossils.
