Chapman's Gem & Mineral Shop & Museum
Free museum with what it calls the largest known collection of petrified palms
Shop with a storefront
In Fortuna, California.
What they sell: Mineral specimens
Rock shop and free museum on Highway 101, four miles south of Fortuna. The museum shows gems, minerals, petrified wood and Native American artifacts, with a large collection of petrified palms and an ultraviolet room for phosphorescent minerals. In the shop you can buy rocks, gems, shells and jewelry.
Where to use your gear near Fortuna
1 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Clubs and places nearby
- Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (Tower House, Clear Creek)Free public dig · 80 mi
- Mendocino Coast Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 81 mi
- Willits Gem and Mineral SocietyClub · 88 mi
- The New 49'ersClub · 97 mi
- The New 49'ers Guest Pass (Klamath, Scott and Salmon River claims)Free public dig · 97 mi
- Nor-Cal Gold Prospectors (GPAA Redding)Club · 97 mi
Other shops and gear makers nearby
- The Miner's CacheShop · 95 mi
- GoldiBoxOnline shop · 144 mi
- Dogtown Trading CompanyOnline shop · 144 mi
Access
Storefront and museum at 66 Metropolitan Rd, Fortuna, on Highway 101. No website: Facebook page.