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 displ ...
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 ...
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 i ...
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 rockhound ...
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 Roc ...
Petrified Woods - (Page)Petrified Wood is also known as fossilized wood. The name Petrified Wood comes from the Greek root petro meaning "rock" or "stone", so stone wood or wood turned into stone. It is technically a ps ...
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.&nb ...
Prospecting and Mining - (Page)Ways that mining is done to extract rocks from the earth. When you hear prospector what do you envision? The old man with the long gray beard, leading his pack mule and collecting r ...