Good Earth Rocks Gallery — Local services in Oklahoma City

GER is @ 824 N Broadway Ave, OKC, OK 73102, on the corner of N Broadway & the E side of NW 8th Street. One of the OKC Streetcar stops is directly in front of the gallery. It's across the street from the bike shop. There are angled parking spaces on the N side of the Bldg on 8th Street. You can park in front or on the sides of the other Bldgs on N Broadway. There's a parking lot behind this Bldg on the east side, but not sure if it's reserved for workers & delivery trucks for the gallery & places next door, or not. Hours: Mon closed; Tues-Thurs 11am-6pm; Fri-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 1-5pm. Good Earth Rocks (GER) Gallery has exactly that, good rocks. They don't only have rocks per se, but have various types of rocks; like crystals, gemstones, minerals, & fossils. Owner/Staff: I asked one of the women working, the story behind the gallery/owner. The owner is Dave Clupper, a geologist who is usually gone digging up rocks & stones or sourcing them all over the world. He & his team hand pick stones from sites all over the world; usually sources natural state gemstones/minerals, raw/unaltered, with a few exceptions; & are ethically sourced. The other woman working was unpacking more rocks, crystals, & fossils, so they had more inventory to display/sell later; so I'd love to go back & see new items they have. GER has larger rocks & crystals made into home decor like lamps & small tables. They've also used stone to make bowls & other tableware. GER even has shark & dinosaur fossils. Beautiful petrified wood is made into furniture like tabletops. They have pretty jewelry made with the various rocks, gemstones, & crystals. The gallery is in a red brick building with large glass windows all around. So it gets hot during the day with the sun shining in, & blinding you if you're looking at the display shelves in the front entrance to the W, where the sun sets. If it's not the time of day with the sun shining in, then the rocks are easy to see, as the space is open & the lighting is bright due to all the ground to ceiling windows. When you walk in, you go to the middle of the gallery & they have round woven baskets for you to use as a shopping basket. You put your various small items: rocks, crystals, in the basket, you want to purchase. GER has tables of "smalls" which are the smaller rocks, crystals, minerals, etc, that are more affordable than the medium/larger rocks used as home decor. There is a large selection of smalls, mostly in the middle of the gallery. They are displayed in bowls, plates, & sectioned displays, with the prices & names of the stones. The jewelry selection is to the S by the cash register. They have a "good earth" selection of gemstones made into beautiful jewelry. The fossils are mostly displayed in the back of the gallery. Others are along the walls & shelves up high, so the pesky people touchers can't touch the dinosaur & shark skeletons, & cause their decay from people germs. GER also sells stones, decor, & jewelry on their website. I had seen the gallery a week before while in the area running errands, but it was closed. Another day when I was in the area for an appointment, I had time to stop by. I looked at the plethora of items from the smalls (rocks, crystals, fossils) in the middle of the gallery, the medium to larger rocks & home decor along the outer displays close to the windows, the fossils to the back of the area, to the jewelry selection. I saw some beautiful rings and necklaces I liked; but I'm on a budget, so I'll have to work towards that goal. The two women working were nice, helpful, & answered my questions. I did get 4 smalls (rocks/stones): one Amethyst Quartz Tumbled, 1 Amazonite Tumbled, 1 Jade Nephrite Tumbled, & 1Blue Apatite Tumbled. They put them in a cute, silver, drawstring, bag with silver & gold moons & stars on it. After that, I tumbled myself out of there. Ironically I went on 24 Aug 2022, so that is 8/24, & the Bldg address is 824 N Broadway.

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Today I was in OKC with a small group. We were waiting to meet someone nearby, but we were curious. We went to the door but realized it was locked. We were about to walk away when the owner opened the door. He explained he needed to close early today. We said we were from out of town and we would try to come back next time we visited. But he invited us to come in anyway. We promised to be quick. When we were about to leave, he got a blackout and showed us about some black light reactive pieces in his collection. He explained a lot. Even though he was busy, he shared with us his time and knowledge. I live in KC, but I will definitely be back. And I will check out what is available online. He has beautiful pieces, a very interesting variety in his collection, and a well laid out store. He even gave us a gift for coming by. I’ll definitely go back the next time I’m...

My granddaughters took me to the Good Earth Rock Shop while visiting Automobile Alley in Oklahoma. I am a retired Geologist and I have been in many rock shops over the years, but this is the nicest shop I have ever been visited. Dave, the owner, is also a Geologist and can speak to the science related to all his specimens and really enjoys educating people if that is an interest to them. The whole staff is excellent and the samples of minerals, fossils, jewelry and other artifacts are top notch and are priced much more reasonably than other shops I have been in. It is a great place to purchase a large or small mineral specimen, gemstone or fossil for display. The jewelry is also very nice. If you are visiting OKC this is a stop worth making. Dave and the staff are very helpful whether you are just window-shopping or...