Rough Rock

This is a cool chunk of mossy seam agate from a place where they have as much great rough as anywhere else on the continent but there is not a ton coming to market. It may be harder to get to the stuff.   (1 lb.) no...

This gorgeous material from Australia takes an excellent polish and the black dendrites on yellow is awesome. This material for the most part goes to Europe as they are paying big bucks to get as much as they can. So until...

This reservoir is in Colorado and that is where this rough makes its home and it's a nice getaway from the hustle and bustle of its sister lakes to the northeast. A small, shaded campground on the south side...

 Red Desert Picture Jasper from the Owyhee Mountains of southeastern Oregon. It was mined in the early to mid 1970s. It was mined until the government closed the area for a wilderness study of sorts. The area never...

 This is Stone Canyon Jasper from California. A brecciated yellow jasper sealed together with clear/white base agate. It may also contain tan, maroon, or green material often in the same piece. It's found in the coastal...

The fossil remains of Turritella from Wyoming are the shells or the cast of shells from soft-bodied mollusks. Turritella are a type of sea snail with tall spiral shells. They vary in size from about 1/2 inch to 6 inches long...

The word red in Latin is rutile. Rutile has among the highest reflective property of any known mineral. I do know that items made from this material can be incredible. (5.2 oz.) no fractures...great...

Riverside County, California is where you'll find these agates as float. These have a bit of a pink hue and cut high gloss cabs. -WET pic.-(5 oz...

Nebraska State Stone aka Blue Chalcedony or Blue Ledge Agate. It's a seam agate that has clear and dark blue/black Chalcedony. Beautiful chunk.  -WET pic.- (11 oz.)  no...

This Moss Agate was in it's heyday in the early 1970's and there wasn't much of it to be had. Collected near the Broadhead Lakes on the Boobe Hole Mt. in central Utah at over 10,000 feet in elevation. This material is all...