Copperhill Rock & Mineral Co. — Local services in McCaysville

My 11 year old daughter is young but very serious about her interest in minerals. Mostly to support her art of creating original characters that have certain powers which are obtained through natural elements of the universe. She recently had lost a very important crystal that her and I had done some spells on to help give power to it. She was devastated. I've been wanting to try to replace it over the last few months but have been limited due to both finances and access as we're new to the area and don't have many connections yet.

We randomly stumbled upon both the town of Copperhill, on a winter break road trip, and this gem shop itself. I was excited to have found a gem shop, knowing that happiness for my daughter lied within, but was also nervous because I wasn't sure how much it would cost me.

My daughter and I both did a quick sweep through. She spotted some targets while I scoped the prices from a distance. Thankfully, this place had extremely fair prices. I knew which items would grab my daughter's attention and quickly assessed that she would be able to get not just one item but perhaps multiple. She spent at least 30 minutes just browsing and enjoying. I think she was trying to figure out which one item would the best for her but when I finally spoke out and told her a monetary number that was reasonable for such a memorable experience she started to break things down. She was extremely happy with the few items that we got, so was I.

One thing that I personally loved even more than the products was that amongst an entire road trip full of trump flags and confederate battle flags I finally saw an Equality sticker and it was on the outside door of this shop. My daughter and I both felt safe here and we will definitely be...

Staff is so kind! Place is clean with a good selection of rocks, crystals, and minerals. There is even some local stuff. Also fun novelties. We bombarded into the store near closing time with two toddlers in strollers and I circled the store a good 3 or 4 times to make sure I saw everything and that my decisions on my purchase were accurate. His smile never wavered. I am excited to get to go back. Sorry, no photos. We had two...

I always enjoy going here. As a local, I just try to do it when the train is NOT in town. But if you aren't a local and coming in on the train, I highly recommend stopping in. The owner is great, very knowledgeable and has a variety of treasures you'd love - from salt lamps to semiprecious beads to fossils and lovely agate book ends. Best of all these treasures are not overpriced. Go visit! You won't be...