New Pioneer — Local services in West Yellowstone

A top-flight rock shop! Definitely the best in the area (and probably hundred+ miles in any direction). Excellent specimens, covering all price levels and interests, from kids to casual collectors to dedicated rockhounds. Nothing fake or artificially colored like you find in other nearby souvenir shops that happen to sell rocks along with t-shirts and other knickkacks. These people know what they sell and are unbelievably pleasant about it. We stopped by twice, with different people behind the counter, and everybody was always fantastic.

Note: the opening time in the morning can vary a bit from what is "officially" listed here (9:30am at...

Unhelpful male staff with poor service mind who doesn’t even know what kind of stone statue they’re selling.

I was about to buy 2 dog stone statues 70ish USD each and asked what kind of stones it’s made of ‘cause I want to know the properties. The lady staff was helping but the man said ‘that’s enough’ when I asked for the third and fourth ones to be checked. He asked if a young man like me doesn’t know how to check myself on the internet. I don’t want to waste time so i left with a purchase of selenite 3.95 USD which I first intended to buy.

Too bad , there are a lot of nice stones, bracelets, statues and other stone...

I love this shop. These guys have Yogo sapphires and are one of the only shops that have them as faceted in actual settings. That Old Eagle store has them as rough stones, not real jewelry. Its a cute shop with so much stuff. Squash blossoms, knifes, antlers, some furs, native american decor, pottery. This is a great shop. I will say they have really jumped up their prices on their Yogos but its worth it. I flew in from Cleveland just to replace the stone I lost. In my opinion Yogos are just the perfect gem. 💎 Breaks my heart they don’t...