The Crystal Festival is Headed Outdoors and Off the Beaten Path

 

The Crystal Festival is Headed Outdoors and Off the Beaten Path! 

ABOUT THE CRYSTAL FESTIVAL 

Discover the hidden beauty and magic in nature through the Crystal Festival! Crystal art, rocks, minerals, fossils, meditation, readings, demonstrations and more! Open to the public and family-friendly. 2-Day Rock Show hosted by The Crystal Barista, and put on by local rock hounds! Shop local, and meet the local rock loving community. 

Location: 
The Blue Crystal Mine 101 Azurite Way La Sal Utah 

Click here for a GPS pin & Directions! 

Dates: 
June 11th & 12th, 2021 

Times: 
10am to 7pm 

No Ticket - No Reservations - FREE & Family Friendly Event! 

Find out more information at: www.TheCrystalFest.com 

Rock Hound's Cabin Fever Party ~ January 12th

Cabin Fever Party

Some of us are going crazy in the winter weather, and since the ground is still too frozen to go collecting at most locations, we're having a Rock Hound's Cabin Fever party at the Rock Shop on January 12th, 2013! We'll be teaching gold panning to kids and adults (free event). We are digging out hundreds of "hidden" flats full of rocks, minerals, and fossils. AND we'll be auctioning some things that are...well.. wonderful!  Up for auction: 1. The chance to help us create the 2013 rock hounding expedition calendar--write in a date and location to personalize the calendar to your schedule!  2. Have the crew of Rockpick create a one-of-a-kind hand-created piece of jewelry from a stone you've collected! We'll do everything from cutting and polishing the stone to hand crafted sterling silver work!  3. Finally (and definitely not least) we will have envelopes with Rick's hand drawn maps to his most top secret rock hounding locations! You won't find these locations online, in books, or for sale anywhere else!  There's just one thing you need to know before coming in to bid... we're not auctioning these items off with money (see below for more details)!

Gather Rock Bucks  To Use At The Auction

Bid at the auction using rock bucks. You can only collect these rock bucks at the Rock Shop! Here's how:   One Rock Buck For Every $10.00 Spent At The Rock Shop Now Through January 12th, 2013.(Online and phone orders are eligible if you let us know you want rock bucks at the time of order.)   But that's not all...Here are 6 other ways to gather as many as 90 tickets before January 12th!  1. Come to the shop everyday from now 'til Jan. 12th (1 rock buck per day, per person).  2. Bring in a friend! (1 rock buck per friend, 2 rock bucks if they sign up for our newsletter).  3. Check in on a social network while you're at the Shop. (1 rock buck per day, per person who checks in).  3. Join  us for any of our clinics, classes, or events now through Jan. 12th. (1 rock buck per person, per class, clinic, or event.)  4. Like Us! "Like", "Follow", or "Add" us on any of the following social networks for 1 rock buck per network, per person! Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Pinterest, Etsy, and G Plus. (If you are already a fan or like us through this link let us know when you come in, and we'll get you your rock bucks. One per person per social network.) 5. Upload a photo of you at the Rock Shop on any social network! Tag us or show us the photo! (One rock buck per upload, max one upload per day.)  6. Participate in any of our social networking games now through January 12th that we advertise will give rock bucks.      Classes, Clinics, & Events Schedule Join our upcoming classes, clinics, and events, and get rock bucks just for joining the fun!   January 1st - 5th  Jan. 2nd - All Day Breaking Geodes with Kids! $5.00 per geode. Pick a geode, learn how they are formed, and watch as we break it open!  Jan 3rd - 2pm to 3pm Gemstones: Fake vs. Real, The Tell-Tale Signs. Learn what you can do to spot fake gemstones and bad deals. Taught by Rick, $20.00 per person.  Jan 4th - All Day Free Mineral Identification Clinic, Plus Stump-A-Rockhound. Bring in your rocks for free identification, and if you can stump Rick, we'll give you an extra rock buck! (Limit 3 specimens per person please.)  Jan 5th - 9am to 10am Free appraisals (2 specimen maximum) regularly $75.00! Must be there before 10am, we will photograph and log your specimen. Appraisals will be e-mailed in about a week.  Jan 5th - 2pm to 3pm Stone Beads: Fake vs. Real, The Tell-Tale Signs. Learn which stones are real.  Learn how to tell if they are fake, dyed, man-made, or manufactured. Bring your beads.  Limit 3 per person. RSVP 801-355-7952 January 7th - 12th  Jan 7th - 4pm - 5pm  Rock Drilling Demonstration - Come see what it takes to drill a hole through rock! Limited space available so please RSVP. Clinic costs $5.00 per person and includes safety goggles. 801-355-7952.  Jan 8th - All Day  Facebook guess the rock game! Join us on Facebook to guess the rocks, minerals, and fossils to win extra rock bucks!  Jan 9th - All Day Social network check-in day! Receive an extra rock buck for checking in to the rock shop on any social network all day long!Just show us you checked in.  Jan 10th - 4pm to 5pm Twitter chain day! Send out a tweet about the Rock Shop using the hash-tag #rockpick in the tweet and receive an extra rock buck! (Remember to request it when you come in.)  Jan 11th - All Day Free Identification Clinic, Plus Stump-A-Rockhound. Bring in your rocks for free identification, and if you can stump Rick, we'll give you an extra rock buck! (Limit 3 specimens per person please. To RSVP for Clinics or Events  Call Us At 801-355-7952 Call or E-mail with Questions  About The Sale, Cabin Fever Party,  or Upcoming Events, Clinics, and Classes.  Rick & The Rock GangRockpick Legend Co. The Rock Shop On Main 1017 South Main Street Salt Lake City, UT 84111 801-355-7952 Local 888-762-5746 Toll-Free www.rocks4u.com www.erockshop.com

2012 Expedition Schedule

2012 Expedition Schedule

Date Expedition Cost Difficulty Vehicle Limit Notes

April 14th: *Dugway Geode Beds $125 2 car 35 Limit 2 buckets
April 21st: Trilobites $65/35 2 car 35


May 5th: Solar Wind Bixbyite $125 4 car/4x4 25 Car w/ hike
May 12th: Holfert Pits/Topaz $125 4 car/4x4 25 Hiking


June 2nd: Azurites $125 2 car 35 Limit 5 pounds
June 23rd *Tourmaline/Mica $110/day 2-3 car 50 Lodging

July 14th: *Dugway Geodes $125 2 car 35 Limit 2 buckets
July 28th: *Tourmaline/Mica $110/day 2 car 50 Lodging available

*NEW THIS SEASON
August/September/October Schedule will be out by the middle of July.
Schedule is subject to change for many reasons beyond our control. Expeditions are non-refundable.

*Dugway Geode Beds: There will be a back hoe digging to assist us in collecting. This means we will be able to access the lower beds where better quality and larger geodes are located. We are limited to 2 five gallon buckets which can be a lot of smaller geodes or a couple of larger ones. Recommended for Kids of all ages.

Trilobite Beds: We always get to dig in the better layers and the better rocks on our expeditions. We are limited to 2 five gallon buckets plus a couple of larger plates. We can not carry our rock to sort later. Recommended for kids of all ages.

Holfert Pits & Solar Wind Claim is for Bixbyite & Topaz & Red Beryl. There really is no limit. Expect to work really hard for your finds. They come few and far between but are always worth the effort. A quarter mile hike is involved if you have a 4x4 or a 1/2mile like if you have a car. It is not a particularly hard hike but the trail is very small. Not recommended for small kids.

*Tourmaline Mine Expedition is in South Dakota. It is the Bob Ingersoll Mine just outside of Keystone, near Mt Rushmore. Here we expect to collect muscovite mica with blue tourmaline (indicolite) crystals. Other finds from here will include amblygonite, REE minerals such as tantalite and columbite, pink apatite crystals, lepeidoite (gem grade), and rose quartz. The rose quartz is being hauled in from a different mine and it is going to be available by trade only. Bring a specimen from your collection you are willing to trade for rose quartz. The mine owner likes large specimens so I suspect the larger the specimen you bring the large the rose quartz he will trade This is for fun so make sure you are in the spirit of fun for this trade. Great expedition for kids. Possible the best valued expedition of the year. Limited lodging is available at the in Keystone area at a special price for those of us going. You can collect Friday, Saturday, and Sunday @ $100 per person per day. I will be there all those days.

To reserve your spot on any of these expeditions, CLICK HERE or come in to the store!