Raining Rocks
Meteorite and mineral dealer in Tucson, now based at a rock shop site dating to 1958
- Where
- 6756 S Nogales Hwy, Tucson, AZ 85756
- Open
- By appointment while the shop is remodeled: text or call 520-345-7957
- Sells
- Meteorites and impactites, minerals, fossils, carved and tumbled stone, jewelry, faceted stones and rough, lapidary rough, slabs, cabochons, books
- Buys
- Collections, lapidary equipment, rough and slabs
- Ships
- Anywhere in the world
- Run by
- Suzanne Morrison, with Ilana Brin
Meteorite shop of geologist Suzanne Morrison; ships worldwide
Shop with a storefront
In Tucson, Arizona.
What they sell: Mineral specimens · Rough & slabs · Fossils · Meteorites · Petrified wood
Ships nationwide.
Where to use your gear near Tucson
10 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
Nearest open public land on our fossil and meteorite map: about 152 miles away.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
About Raining Rocks
Raining Rocks is the business of Suzanne Morrison, a geologist who took her degree in geology and environmental science at Northern Arizona University after a childhood visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum hooked her on rocks. She has worked for the National Park Service and at Colossal Cave and Meteor Crater, hunted meteorites, appeared in two episodes of Meteorite Men, and has sold rocks since 2014, starting with a first collection bought on a small loan from her mother.
Meteorites and impactites are the specialty, from pallasite slices to moldavite, next to minerals from old collections and new finds, fossils, carved and tumbled stone, jewelry, faceted gems and rough, lapidary rough, slabs and cabochons, and books. Ilana Brin handles acquisitions and much of the customer side. A large share of the trade happens online, through the website and live sales on social media, and orders ship worldwide.
The shop has bought the historic Kino Rocks and Minerals on the Nogales Highway, a fixture of the Tucson rock trade since 1958, and is remodeling it. Until that work is done it opens by appointment, and the site is gated, so text or call first.
Raining Rocks also buys collections of every kind, from minerals and meteorites to slabs and old lapidary equipment, and offers identification by appointment for a fee.
Clubs and places nearby
- Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson (GPAA)Club · 9 mi
- Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyClub · 10 mi
- Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubClub · 10 mi
- Desert Gold DiggersClub · 11 mi
- Huachuca Mineral and Gem ClubClub · 56 mi
- Huachuca Prospectors AssociationClub · 60 mi
Other shops and gear makers nearby
- The Rock Yard (Tucson)Shop · 8 mi
- Tucson Mineral & Gem WorldShop · 9 mi
- The Wizard's WorkshopShop · 60 mi
- Desert DryWashersOnline shop · 81 mi
Access
6756 S Nogales Hwy, Tucson. By appointment while the shop is being remodelled: text or call 520-345-7957. Open daily during the Tucson gem show.