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Rockhound Ridge Gem Mine is a family run business in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. Owners Matt & Cara Tari along with their daughter Samantha specialize in gems and minerals from all over the world. ​​    Our Gem mining sluice and store are OPEN ! Our hours are: Monday thru Saturday 9AM to 6PM, and Sunday 10AM to 5PM. Read more...
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Retail store for mineral specimens, crystals fossils, cutting materials, lapidary and jewelers equipment and supplies at including these brands;               Lortone               Covington               Barranca Diamond               Diamond Pacific               Ameritool               Inland Lapidary               Crystalite               Eastwind               Gyroc               Graves Read more...
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At the core of it all are the thundereggs from our famous Priday Agate Beds. Though we can no longer offer digging your own thundereggs, we of course continue to carry freshly dug thundereggs from the South Blue Bed, Red Bed, Pony Butte, Opal and Priday Moss and Old Beds 1 and 2. In our rock shop you will find Read more...
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Welcome to our gift shop, where you can find the following: Brazilian agate bookends Minerals and specimens  Jewelry designed by Nadine Lear Coral Great gift ideas We offer a fantastic selection of collectibles, unusual stones and educational materials. We’d love it if you stopped by! Read more...
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We specialize in high-end rocks and old-fashioned fun! Our world-class rock and fossil specimens will thrill the most seasoned collector – or help a first-time buyer assemble the perfect selection of must-have minerals. ​ You can pose with our giant Mosasaurus roadside attraction outside and view the REAL “Big Mo” Mosasaurus skull inside before touring our Mystery House – a Read more...
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Blue Earth Traders was formed in 2008 with a strong desire to make a go of turning this awesome hobby into a business! It worked! After nine years full time on the road Blue Earth Traders landed at Maggie Valley Rock Shop which is now home! This year 2019, with a new website and online sales we look forward to Read more...
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In 2005, Cornerstone Minerals opened its doors in Asheville, NC after participating in conferences and trade shows for over a decade. We pride ourselves on hand selecting our items from sites across the world – in order to keep prices low and quality high. Our collections include fine minerals and crystals, rare fossils, high class decor and jewelry. Read more...
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Our selection has been reported by several rock shop magazines, as “Worth the Trip”. Some have even called us the “working man’s rock & mineral shop”. Well…we are a “Working Rock Shop”. We have been known to cut piece for piece (depending on the rock) and slice for slice. We buy, sell, and trade. Read more...
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: 2:00 pm - 6:30 pmMon2:00 pm - 6:30 pmTue2:00 pm - 6:30 pmWed2:00 pm - 6:30 pmThu2:00 pm - 6:30 pmFri2:00 pm - 6:30 pmSat2:00 pm - 6:30 pmSun2:00 pm - 6:30 pmWe sell our fine minerals, rocks, fossils, petrified wood, sculptures, crystal healing & therapy stones, display specimens, and art strictly through our website GeoRarities.com, due to the Covid coronavirus pandemic. Our studio has been closed to public since March 2020 to insure no contamination. We hope to reopen our studio to the public after vaccines are distributed in 2021. Read more...