The Kirkby's were well-known and well-respected in the rock and fossil world. If you have been following my blogs-you know that my foray into Petrified Wood began when we purchased an amazing collecti
Copper Gemstones - (Page)Copper Gemstones are stones that contain Native Copper or copper minerals. Thirteen metals occur as native elements. Obviously gold and silver are the most well known, but Native Copper...
Cutting Tigereye Cabochons - (Post)Cabbing Tigereye to take full advantage of its special beauty takes a little extra care. In the world of gemstones, there are so many amazing phenomenal stones. Phenomenal stones are those that displa
Lapidary Clubs - (Post)Due to covid and the influx of live shows on social media, more and more people are getting into rocks and minerals. That’s great for those of us who make a living mining and selling rocks and mineral
Texas Rocks and Minerals - (Page)Texas produces a large variety of gemstones, rocks, minerals and fossils. Sandy sediments typical of the coastal plain make up southeastern Texas. Behind this lies the Llano uplift of central Texas...
Our Policies - (Page)OakRocks Policies and Frequently Asked Questions. Do we do custom cutting? I'm sorry-we do not do custom rock cutting. Nor do we offer cutting services for your gemstone materials...
How do I identify my rock or mineral, and what's it worth? - (Post)Where do I find somebody to tell me what my rock or mineral is worth? The most common question I receive is some variation on “Where do I find somebody who can tell me what my rock or mineral is?”, “W
Petrified Woods - (Page) Filing a Mining Claim - (Post)I’ve been writing a series of blogs about rockhounding. But what if you are wanting to collect rocks for commercial purposes or you actually find a cool rock or mineral on one of your rockhounding exp
The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show - (Post)OakRocks has exhibited at the annual Tucson Gem Show for over 40 years! We exhibit under th ename Barlow's Gems and have shown in several locations but now have our own warehouse showplace at The Rock