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Inventory Reduction Sale - 25% Off All Store Items March 1 - 6

Posted by Terry Diede on

Inventory Reduction Sale – “Out With The Old To Make Room For The New”. We have returned from Arizona and as we feared we are greatly overstocked and have run out of storage room.  Faced with either buying additional storage or reducing inventory we have chosen the latter.  So… get ready for some great deals on existing inventory and a last opportunity to acquire some material we will not be restocking, all at greatly discounted prices. Either due to a lack of quality new material available or unaffordable prices we will not be restocking these materials in the for seeable...

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January Special - 25% off all Montana Agate

Posted by Terry Diede on

Two productive agate picking excursions to Eastern Montana this past year rekindled the desire to cut these agates and some from our lifetime collection. Many hours of cutting filled the coffers and we are happy to share these at a discounted price for the month of January.

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Found in Quartzsite - Royal Imperial Showpiece

Posted by Terry Diede on

Although shorter than usual, our winter rock ventures in Arizona proved to be very productive.  There were plenty of treasures to be found but the “Queen Jewel” was this spectacular 77 pound museum quality Royal Imperial Nodule.   Our cache also includes a great variety of agate and jasper including both new to the market and old collection pieces.  We look forward to cutting these, once we get a few saw issues worked out, and getting them into the store.  Watch for Bullion Mountain Plume, Whiskey Creek, Bella Vista Plume, Midnight Inferno, Amazon Basin Valley Agate, Arizona Blue Chrysocolla, Confetti Agate,...

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Hoorah - we are back in the rock cutting business!!

Posted by Terry Diede on

HOORAH!! We are back in the rock cutting business.  After a four-year hiatus, needed to address health concerns, we are back in production.  A long-awaited new lapidary saw arrived this week and we are beginning to process a few of the pieces of rough that we have stockpiled the last couple of years.  Our goal is to get a few varieties to market before we head south to the Arizona shows.                     There is some awesome material including; Ocean Jasper, Shattuckite, Willow Creek, Owyhee, Wild Horse Picture Jasper, Rocky Butte, Larsonite, Green...

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Hunting For Montana Agate

Posted by Terry Diede on

After resolving some health issues, the natural “hunting and gathering” instincts kicked into full gear and we were able to enjoy agate collecting for the first time in many years.  A trip to visit family in Eastern Montana gave us the perfect opportunity to explore and acquire some exceptional Montana Moss Agate. Montana agate is noted for the exceptional clarity of matrix, highlighted with contrasting red/orange bands of color sprinkled with black mossy dendrites or trees.  In addition, some of the bright colored contrasting patterns form uniquely beautiful patterns.  If one is really lucky, a rare thin slab will produce...

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