Rock shop · North Ogden, Weber County
A rock shop on the
north end.
Google files us under rock shop and most of our customers say crystal shop. Both are fair. If you're the sort who turns a piece over to look at the matrix before you look at the price, this page is the one for you.
Look for the double canner doors
We're inside the historic Cannery building at 380 E 2000 N — the entrance is the double canner doors, and almost everyone walks past them the first time. Once you're in, we're easy to spot. If you're circling the building, call us at 801-510-1754 and we'll wave you in.
For the collector
Rough, matrix and specimens.
A lot of shops sell only the finished thing. We keep the unfinished side too, because half the pleasure is in a piece that still looks like it came out of the ground. What's on the shelf changes constantly — call 801-510-1754 and we'll tell you what's actually in before you make the drive.
Raw stone
Unpolished material, the way it was pulled. Good for people who want to cut, tumble or wire-wrap it themselves, and good for anyone who just prefers the honest surface to a buffed one.
Specimens on matrix
Crystals still attached to the host rock they grew in. These are the pieces that read as geology rather than decoration, and no two are the same shape — which is exactly why you have to see them in person.
Clusters & the rarer end
The pieces that don't come back once they're gone. If you're hunting something specific — a stone, a size, a formation — tell us and we'll keep an eye out rather than shrug.
Why the north end matters
Weber County has a north half.
Most rock and mineral shopping in this county happens in Ogden proper, and if you live north of the river that is a drive through town for a fifteen-minute errand. We're at 380 E 2000 N, which puts us minutes from Pleasant View, Harrisville, Farr West and Plain City, and about ten from downtown Ogden if you're coming the other way.
It also means we're the closest shop to the canyon and the north-county trailheads, which matters more than it sounds if you're stopping in on the way back from a day out with a bucket in the truck.
Bring it in
Found something? We like looking.
Utah is a rockhounding state and people turn up things they can't identify all the time. Bring it by — genuinely, we'd rather see it than not. We won't always know, and we will say so when we don't rather than guess at you, but between the shelf and the reference books it's usually a good ten minutes.
A note on what we can't do: we don't appraise, and we won't put a number on something you found and are hoping is valuable. That is a different job and it needs someone qualified to do it. What we can do is tell you what it probably is and what makes it interesting.
If you're heading out to collect rather than coming back from it, check the current rules first — Utah's collecting areas sit on a mix of BLM, state and private land, each with its own limits, and those change. The Utah Geological Survey and the BLM both publish up-to-date guidance.
If you want to get further into it
There's a rock club in Ogden, and it meets monthly.
We're a shop. We can sell you the thing, tell you what it probably is, and point at a book. What we can't do is take you out to a site or teach you to cut a cabochon — and there are people ten minutes down the hill who do exactly that.
The Beehive Rock & Gem Club is Ogden's, and it runs field trips, monthly meetings and a lapidary lab. Meetings are the fourth Tuesday of the month at 6pm, at the Golden Hours Center, 650 25th Street in Ogden. Visitors are welcome — you don't need to join to turn up and see whether it's for you. There's a lapidary lab on Tuesday evenings by appointment, which is the part worth knowing about if you have been hauling rough home and wondering what to do with it.
Their own site is beehiverockandgemclub.com, and it is the place to check before you drive over — the August meeting is a picnic and the November and December dates move around the holidays. If you'd rather start from a list, the Utah Geological Survey keeps a directory of every rock and mineral club in the state.
Before you drive over
Questions we get asked.
- Is there a rock shop in North Ogden?
- Yes — this one. GoodLife Gemz, 380 E 2000 N, inside the historic Cannery Center. Google lists us under rock shop; we carry raw stone and mineral specimens alongside the polished pieces, jewelry and tarot.
- Do you sell rough, or only finished pieces?
- Both. Raw stone and specimens still on their matrix, as well as clusters, towers, amethyst and jewelry. Stock moves, so call 801-510-1754 and we'll look while you're on the line.
- Can I bring in something I found?
- Please do. We enjoy it. We'll tell you what we think it is and say so plainly when we don't know — but we don't appraise and we won't put a value on it.
- How far are you from Pleasant View or Harrisville?
- Minutes. We're on 2000 N in North Ogden, which is the closest shop of this kind to the north end of Weber County, and about ten minutes from downtown Ogden.
- Do you buy rocks or minerals?
- Ask — it depends entirely on the piece and what we're short of. Call before you load the truck.
- When are you open?
- Tuesday 3–6, Wednesday 12–5, Thursday and Friday 12–5:30, Saturday 11–5. Closed Sunday and Monday.
| Tuesday | 3:00 – 6:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Wednesday | 12:00 – 5:00 pm |
| Thursday | 12:00 – 5:30 pm |
| Friday | 12:00 – 5:30 pm |
| Saturday | 11:00 am – 5:00 pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
| Monday | Closed |
Find us
380 E 2000 N, North Ogden.
Inside the historic Cannery Center — look for the double canner doors. Parking is right at the building.