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The Cady Mountains in Southern California’s Mojave Desert, are one of the most prolific rock collecting areas in the United States.  The heavily eroded volcanics produce some of the best agate/jaspers in the world including tube agate, moss agate, plume agate, sagenite and fortification agates and a variety of jasper.  It is especially known for producing lapidary material that exhibits bright red, yellow, and orange-colored specimens.  Notable “included” agates are the moss agates from the Lavic collecting site and plume agates, found in a variety of locations that display feathery mineral inclusions often in vibrant reds and orange.  SiCat, Hill...

Years ago, in Arizona my father traded Montana sapphires to a fellow Minnesotan camp mate for a large parcel of Binghamite.  Binghamite, also known as silkstone and cuynite, is a type of agate the was found near iron ore deposits in the Cuyuna iron range near Crosby, Minnesota and is named after William Bingham who discovered it in 1936.   Mining has been discontinued for a number of years so the stone has become increasingly rare and sought after by lapidary enthusiasts and collectors.  Even the spoils. that were once available to collect are now depleted as the mining area has...

SEPTEMBER CLASSIC JASPER SPECIAL 25 % Off Willow Creek and Owyhee Jasper A fantastic selection of "Old Stock" Willow Creek and Owyhee Jaspers will be available at a 25% discount from September 20 - 24.  There are many colors and patterns available for you to choose from, approximately 100 slabs for each sale category.  Shop early for the best selection.       

Welcome to the BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR. We are offering all store items at a 25% discount from the 26th of July through the 3rd of August.  Ken has been enthusiastically cutting a myriad of rough that we have collected over the past few years and I am excited to get some of it on the market.  This is a great chance to pick up both unique and old favorite material at a great price.Be sure to check out some of the newer lapidary materials that have recently come to market, including Emerald Rose Variscite, Red Marcasite, Flowering Peach Lace, Durango Blue Agate, Whiskey Creek, Windy Mountain, TabuTabu,...

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...