Roam Gemstones

26/03/2024

This year's mothersday weekend the BCLS Gem Show is going to be in Chilliwack. Booking for the main show has already completed, but they're still taking people for Saturdays tailgate! Contact [email protected] to inquire!

24/12/2023

From our family to yours, Merry Christmas everyone. May you enjoy this time with family & friends and create memories that will last a lifetime time. We look forward to the New Year 🎄🎄🎄

31/10/2023

Happy Halloween, Roamers!

From our family to yours we wish you a night full of sweet treats and fun 🧡

Till next time

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09/10/2023

Happy long weekend Roamers!

Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving or not, we at Roam Gemstones hope you have a fantastic time with family and friends or a relaxing day with delicious treats for yourself 🧡

Take care, Roamers

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05/10/2023

Hi Roamers,

We have some changes to share with you.

Firstly, we would like to thank everyone who has stopped by the shop, taken a class with us, or spent time with us on an excursion.

After a lot of thought and soul searching, we’ve decided to close the retail space. As we focus on restructuring, we will be available online and at various markets for retail sales. We will also be enhancing our online presence and website.

We will continue to organize both private and group excursions and will teach workshops at hosted locations.

Thank you for sharing this journey with us. We look forward to seeing you at shows, on excursions, and at future classes.

Roam Gemstones

01/10/2023

We at Roam Gemstones would like to take a moment to recognize the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. We roam these lands and will treat it with respect in the memory of those that roamed before us, in memory of our children lost, and to honor those that survied the horrors of residental schools 🧡

"The day honours the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process"

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15/09/2023

GONE ROCKHOUNDING,
SEE YOU AFTER 4 ROAMERS!
Scouting out new locations 👀
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07/09/2023

Shop is closed today (Thurs Sept 7)sorry for the inconvenience

07/09/2023

ROCK TERMINOLOGY: Sharing this list of common words used to describe rocks, and things rock related. I don’t recall where I found it ⚒️❤️⚒️

Amorphous: Without form; applied to rocks and minerals which have no definite external crystalline structure.

Bladed: Elongated and flattened; descriptive of some minerals.

Botryoidal: A mineral surface that resembles a cluster of grapes: describes certain minerals such as hematite and malachite.

Cabochan: A style of cutting in which the top of the gemstone forms a curved convex surface. The base may be convex, concave, or flat.

Cleavage: The property of a mineral breaking along its crystallographic planes

Conchoidal: Shell-shaped; the more compact rocks, such as flint, which break with concave and convex surfaces, are said to have a conchoidal fracture.

Concretion: A hard, compact mineral-mass of mineral matter that forms usually in sedimentary rock around a center such as bone, shell, leaf, or fossil.

Conglomerate: Refers to a cemented clastic rock containing rounded fragments of pebble size gravel; the consolidated equivalent of gravel. The composition of rock or mineral fragments may vary widely in size, but are usually rounded and smoothed from transportation by water or wave action.

Cryptocrystalline: Crystalline, but so fine-grained that the individual components cannot be seen under an ordinary microscope.

Crystal: The geometrical, faceted shape assumed naturally by minerals as they solidify, provided that nothing impedes their growth. A crystal is characterized first by its definite internal, molecular structure and second by its external form.

Crystal habit: Crystal habit is a typical crystal form or a combination of forms or other shapes. It is the general shape of crystals that play an important role in identifying minerals.

Crystalline: Made of crystal or resembling crystal. Crystalline rock is composed of crystals or fragments of crystals. Opposite of amorphous

Dendrite: A branching figure resembling a tree produced on or in a mineral or stone by an oxide of manganese or other foreign mineral (as in the moss agate); the mineral or stone so marked.

Dendritic: Branch- and moss-like shapes or markings. For example, some crystallized native gold.

Feldspar: A mineral group that consists of abundant, light-colored, rock-forming silicate minerals. The most common minerals are microcline, orthoclase, and plagioclase

Fibrous: a. Applied to minerals that occur in fibers, such as asbestos. b. Consisting of fine threadlike strands; for example, satin spar

Fluorescence: The emission of visible light by a substance exposed to ultraviolet (UV) light. Some materials, when exposed to invisible UV radiation, emit visible light and seem to "glow-in-the-dark."

Geode: A hollow nodule or concretion, the cavity of which is commonly lined with crystals.

Granular: Consisting of grains of approximately equal size and ranging from two to ten millimeters

Habit: The characteristic or typical crystal form, combination of forms, or other shape of a mineral, including irregularities

Hardness: Hardness is the resistance of a mineral to abrasion or scratching.

Igneous: Rock formed by the solidification of molten rock (magma).

Luster: The way a mineral reflects light or shines. It is one of the means for distinguishing minerals.

Metamorphic: Refers to rock which has been altered by heat or intense pressure at a depth in the earth's crust causing new minerals and new structures in the rock to be formed.

Mica: A group of monoclinic minerals having similar chemical compositions. The micas are prominent rock-forming constituents of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Mineral species: Any mineral that can be distinguished from all other minerals. It must differ from every other mineral species either in its chemical composition or atomic structure.

Nodule: A small rounded lump of a mineral or aggregate, normally without internal structure, and having a contrasting composition from the enclosing sediment or rock in which it is embedded. For example, pyrite in a coal bed

Overburden: rock or soil overlying a mineral deposit, archaeological site, or other underground feature

Petrify To become stone. Organic substances such as shells, stones, and wood embedded in sediments become converted into stone by the gradual replacement of their tissues, particle by particle, with corresponding amounts of infiltrated mineral matter.

Platy: Mineral habit with flat, thin crystals.

Plumose: Having a feathery appearance.

Plutonic: A general name pertaining to igneous rocks formed at great depths.

Porcelaneous: Dull, white luster resembling unglazed porcelain.

Porous: Contains voids, pores, cells, and other openings that may or may not interconnect.

Prism: A crystal form with three or more

RockHounders: friends who love rocks

Sedimentary: Pertaining to rocks formed by the sediment deposition (fragments of rocks, minerals, animal or plant material).

Silicates: Compounds in which metallic elements combine with either single or linked Si-O tetrahedra. Stucturally, minerals in this class are subdivided according to their crystalline structure, into various groups (for example, ring silicates, single-chain silicates, framework silicates) rather than their chemical formula. Minerals include beryl, tourmaline, and epidote

Subvitreous: Luster not as highly reflective as adamantine, but more so than vitreous.

Vitreous: Luster similar to freshly broken glass; brightly reflective.

04/09/2023

Check out our group page Roam Gemstones Lapidary Lounge !

Join our community to learn, discuss and share your fantastic finds.

All upcoming events and sneakpeaks will be posted there aswell, so keep an eye out to stay updated!

Until next time, Roamers

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02/09/2023

Calling all Treasure Hunters and rockhounds… come enjoy a day on the gravel bars in the middle of the Fraser River on Saturday September 9th. Includes lunch DM for more info. ⚒️❤️⚒️

19/08/2023

Wishing you a Happy Pride Month from the Chilliwack Pride Festival!

Love is love.

Always be kind to one another.

⚒️💗Roam Gemstones💗⚒️

10/08/2023

UPDATED HOURS FOR THIS WEEKEND:

Thursday 2-6
Friday Closed

Saturday 9 - 5
Sunday 9 - 4

We apologize for any inconvenience the changes may cause. ⚒️❤️⚒️

03/08/2023

Stunning photos of galaxies far far away ❤️

29/07/2023

Wow! We tried out a new finishing method with this round of tumbling and the agates came out even more stunning than ever!! Gosh, it will be hard bagging these babies up for sale!

21/07/2023

Hey y’all check out Fred’s sale and stop by for a visit with us next door ❤️🎣

SALE ALERT 🚨We've got a number of Shimano rods and reels on clearance - including Curado 200 K baitcasting reels, Clarus Salmon/Steelhead rods, Sedona spinning reels, and Stradic spinning reels. Check them out in-store or at https://shopfreds.ca/shimano-clearance/

20/07/2023

OMG, who wants to go find gold in Australia ⚒️❤️⚒️

An amateur gold digger armed with an inexpensive metal detector has hit the jackpot in Australia after finding a 4.6kg gold nugget worth abo...

16/07/2023

If you came out with us today, we would love to see your finds! Check out the one, Bonnie Wells found!

Post your photos in the comments :)

09/07/2023

Rob from Merritt, I have your rock but not your number

08/07/2023

Rob from Merritt - I have your rock but I’ve lost your number. Can you message or call

Send a message to learn more

29/06/2023

For the fossil lovers I thought you would enjoy this

Millions of years ago, the Lowcountry looked different. Very different.

28/06/2023

Vintage Girls’ Toys and Collectibles Sale **MULTIPLE VENDORS**

JULY 8TH, 11am-4pm
33358 Knight Ave, Mission
RAIN OR SHINE!

We are hosting a multi-vendor girls’ toy sale (9+ vendors with multiple tables each)

Toys, collectables and merch from the 1980s-mid 90s as well as a limited amount of “newer” vintage toys. Please see the list below to get an idea of what will be available for sale.

Please note this is not a garage sale, do not expect garage sale prices! This is a sale by collectors, for collectors (help us buy more toys!).

We are unable to provide further information regarding the items for sale- including prices or photos. ABSOLUTELY NO HOLDS! Be kind or don’t come.

Cash and e-transfer only (some vendors may be able to accept cards)

Please no early birds. You will be put to work and pay double 🙂

G1 My Little Pony GALORE (some G2 and G3 also available)!
Tyco/DSI Kitty Kitty Kittens
Bluebird Polly Pocket
Kenner Littlest Pet Shop (some G2 available)
Puppy In My Pocket
Care Bear Plush
Barbies, Monster High and Ever After
Strawberry Shortcake
Lady Lovely Locks
Popples (and merch!)
Cabbage Patch Kids dolls and clothing (if CPK are your thing, don’t miss out. Hundreds of dolls for sale).
Tyco Quints
Puppy Surprise
Kitty Surprise
Cherry Merry Muffin
Various PVC toys including, Sesame Street, CPK, Smurfs, Strawberry Shortcake
Vintage McDonald’s Happy Meal toys
Vintage children’s books

And much, much more!

And so much more! We look forward to seeing you there!

27/06/2023