Dah Rock Shop

I’d give this place 0 stars if I could.
This is s horrid terrible store. First off it’s called dah rock shop which I suppose is trying to be a cute play on words but it failed.
Secondly it’s crammed so full and do dirty you don’t want to touch anything let alone pay hundreds of dollars for gems with cobwebs.
Staff is terribly unfriendly and ignores you the whole time. No offers to help or anything they were too busy watching golf on the smaller TV.
Not impressed and didn’t find any pretty gems or rocks to take home.

This is a great gem/​rock shop. They have a lot of stones I was only able to find online, the prices were better than some other AZ stores, and they were friendly and helpful.

Out of about 8 rock shops that I’m aware of in Tucson, this is by FAR the best shop – and perhaps the only shop you need to visit. The others were either closed (and not too impressive from peering in the windows), or very disappointing.
I appreciated the wide variety of rocks/​minerals/​fossils, the good quality, and the fair pricing. It’s hard to find shops that offer all 3 of these. And even though it was 100+ degrees outside, the prices were so good on bulk stones that I spent half an hour gathering rocks outside… after 2 hours searching & buying inside.

Older man behind the counter is not generating much positive customer response. I asked a couple simple questions and his reply was as few words as possible and not at all what I asked. Such as, «is the malachite in AZ lapidary grade or just specimen grade?» (I thought it all came from Zaïre or somewhere and I was surprised to know it was found in AZ). His reply was «out back». When I rephrased the question, he acted even less approachable and just said more emphatically, «It’s all out back.» When I asked about cutting coral, I got a similarly unhelpful answer. It wasn’t like I was there to just pick his brain and not buy anything. I had selected items to purchase. The two ladies there were pleasant and helpful.

A great small family rock shop. They have an amazing amount of rough outside. I braved 106 heat to look at it all. Most of what I got was $ 5/​lb or less. Most was $ 2/​lb or less. You can’t find dirt that cheap. I can’t wait to dive in to all the different kinds of material I got!

Dah Rock Shop is Tucson’s home for rocks, minerals, and fossils. They have amazing specimens at very affordable prices. It is a great place to visit and the staff is very knowledgable. On top of an amazing selection of geologic specimens, they have a great selection of gems, beads, and jewelry. The prices and the selection can’t be beat. I higly recommend a visit to Dah Rock Shop!

For an amazing selection of rocks, gems and minerals ~ at great prices + a friendly and knowledgeable staff, I highly recommend this shop.