Mama's Minerals

Truly from Mother Earth to You, Mama's Minerals has grown into the Southwest's largest Bead & Rock Shop, & the supply source for artists, prospectors, crystal healers, & kids who love rocks. Right off I-40 at Rio Grande, Mama's is an easy stop on your way home from work or while out in the Museum district.

Home décor: Onxy plates & bowls, lamps, 500 million year old fossil plaques. Gemstone jewelry, turquoise, & SW books

Kids Corner: geode cracking, the rock that floats, books & hands on geology, jewelry making, field trips & birthday parties

Beading heaven at Mama's with an extensive selection of semiprecious stone beads, sterling, gold fill, books & classes. At the Beading Bar, sit & create with staff guidance & all supplies. Beading Happy Hour Fridays 4-7pm: Buy 2 strands get the 3rd free of equal or lesser value.

See how rocks are polished & spheres made in the Lapidary. DIY with metal detectors, gold pans, tumblers, uv lamps, & how to books.
Rocks glow under fluorescent light next to lit lamps of halite, selenite & carved angels.

The heavens are present with meteorites & tektites, watches & jewelry, Moon & Mars rocks. Pendulums, massage wands, crystals, books & classes on the healing properties of stones, chakras, & more.