The Rock Shop
13 Underwoods Road, Nicholls
Rivulet
nr Cygnet in the Huon Valley, Tasmania.
ph 0362950413
Open 9 am to 5
pm "most of the time"
To be sure phone before you come (suggest after 6 pm)
The Rock Shop offers a wide range of items
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There
is a range of lapidary rock material from all over
Australia and overseas available as cut slabs for the lapidary enthusiast ready
for shaping.
See malachite from the Congo, tiger eye and cactus quartz
from South Africa, Celestite, quartz crystals, black
tourmaline, ocean jasper and much more from Madagascar. mookaite,
snakeskin jasper, picture jasper and tiger iron from West Australia, rain
forest jasper from Queensland.
We have Tasmania's purple stichtite
in green serpentine both specimen and cutting and polishing
grades purchased direct from the Dundas mine.
We have an ever increasing range of fossils from the Anti
Atlas Mountains of Morocco and from Madagascar (see images below)
Morocco (Ammonites and Orthoceras Cephalopods 360-400
million years old.)
Madagascar (Ammonites -Jurassic 175 million years old)
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There are wood turned items carved limestone wombats, mounted
wildlife prints, minerals from Tasmania and a wonderful range of
minerals from the Congo including a range of malachite specimens chrysocolla
and more.
Find out about the area's history its old gold mines and geology. Local
tourist information available - just ask Mike.
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See the workshop find out 'things' about lapidary and geology. Seeking information about how to polish or set up a workshop - ask Mike
Mineral and Fossil Sales Now On Line Needs updating 'badly' ! all items in images above available.
Interested in minerals
and mineral collecting ?
Do you live in the Hobart area ?
Then why not join the
Tasmanian Mineralogical Society
Meetings on the second Friday of every month in the University Earth
Science building at 7.30pm.
Find out more by visiting their web page.
More tourist Information
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Accommodation - stay stay stay.
There is a wide range of accommodation through out the
D'Entrecasteaux Peninsular (Channel) and Huon Valley areas, from free camping
areas (Gordon and Cockle Creek - toilet but no water at either camping
areas) Cabins Talune Farm Cabins
at Gardners Bay are the most reasonably priced cabins in the State.
Caravan Parks at Cygnet and Southport plus scores of B & B's
plus hotel accommodation in the larger towns.
Remember there is a lot to see and do in the area south of Hobart. Wonderful
scenery wineries, boutique cheeses and other products art galleries, crafts
people (Me - The Rock Shop, for one !!) attractions, walks and
some of the most spectacular coastal scenery around. History abounds from
the early navigators such as Cook, Bligh, Flinders and D'Entrecasteaux to
mention but a few.
Travel as far south in Australia by road - that's correct, the most southern
point in Australia barring Macquarie Island, is but a few miles south of
Hastings caves. see the sculpture of the baby Southern Wright Whale at
Cockle Creek
Willie the Whale !
Remember when that is all done there's Bruny Island -
packed with coastal Views and History.
Susie says. "when you are visiting my Boss Mike
at the Rock Shop please come and give me a pat."
Web page constructed by Mike
Jagoe 13 Underwoods Road Nicholls Rivulet Tasmania
Updated 2nd May 2012