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June 2023 by Carol H
My friend and I were visiting Taos, and we stopped by La Tierra Mineral Gallery. What a FABULOUS shop! It’s filled with dozens of truly lovely items, from fossils to uncut and cut gems, to artwork fashioned from stone and crystal. Sarah was extremely nice to us and took time to chat with us about rock shops in Santa Fe (our next stop) for us to consider. She had an old dog who was very friendly, and we got to pet him and pay him lots of attention, which he loved.I know there are many shopping choices for rocks and gems in the northern New Mexico region, but it was a special treat to happen upon a shop that was also almost a gallery, given the level of artwork exhibited. And the friendliness of the shopkeepers was marvelous! Many thanks to Sarah for her recommendations, and the next time we’re in Taos, we’ll be back!!
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June 2023 by Carol H.
My friend and I were visiting Taos, and we stopped by La Tierra Mineral Gallery. What a FABULOUS shop! It's filled with dozens of truly lovely items, from fossils to uncut and cut gems, to artwork fashioned from stone and crystal. Sarah was extremely nice to us and took time to chat with us about rock shops in Santa Fe (our next stop) for us to consider. She had an old dog who was very friendly, and we got to pet him and pay him lots of attention, which he loved.I know there are many shopping choices for rocks and gems in the northern New Mexico region, but it was a special treat to happen upon a shop that was also almost a gallery, given the level of artwork exhibited. And the friendliness of the shopkeepers was marvelous! Many thanks to Sarah for her recommendations, and the next time we're in Taos, we'll be back!!
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June 2022 by lily woodbury
Amazing store with a beautiful selection of local jewelry and minerals. Their employee Gabriel is so cute and always lets me try everything on! I frequently come in just to look at the amazing treasures even when I'm not looking to buy. Stop in and check it out ! Locals get a discount :)
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May 2021 by Suzie Carrasco
So many beautiful things in this shop! And prices for everyone.
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March 2021 by Liza K.
Awful service, extremely rude workers, they rushed us out because we didn't want to "buy more". Do not recommend, there are much better crystal stores in the same area with nicer and more pleasant employees.
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September 2020 by catherine braden
I came in yesterday looking for a certain stone and was greeted very warmly and found exactly what I wanted! I absolutely love my ring!!
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March 2020 by Laura Lotus Katz-Fincher
Informed staff.
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August 2019 by Jason J.
Wandered into here while on our vacation because it looked cool through the window. We're relatively respectable looking (even in vacation mode!) but it was very obvious that one of the workers was following us around the store the entire time we were in there. It's like, you have giant rocks, how the hell am I going to steal any of this stuff? Very high priced rocks/"minerals" in here, altho the things did look cool. Will never go back.
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September 2018 by Leo Peña
A Geology Heaven. Must visit for any mineral aficionado.
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September 2018 by KC Davis
I'm a Rock Hound and New Mexico is a literal goldmine. The Taos area has a bunch of places to buy gems and minerals. You'll even find some great stuff at roadside stands and flea markets. However, if you want something really special- something ancient or rare- then you have to check out La Tierra Mineral Gallery. The staff know their stuff and their stuff is amazing. Gathered from around the world, the selection is top-notch. You can spend five bucks or five thousand. But know this, if you walk in you'll buy something and want everything else.
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September 2018 by William Meier
Ok, not a lot of unique mineral specimens
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August 2018 by April Walls Robicheaux
We were in town to do some shopping and made a point to come here looking for some geodes. We have two children, our oldest is on the Autism spectrum and she was having a moment when we walked into the store, I was dealing with my daughter and on my way to take her out of the store as she didnt need to be in there at that moment. I couldn't even get to the door before the blonde saleslady started telling my daughter to hush and be quiet. Very rudely. Of course no one wan
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March 2017 by Crimson Sand
Wow so many impressive things in this place ! Beautiful displays and friendly customer service from a very stylish employee LAUREN. You so cool an answered all my questions and showed me exactly what I might like when I talked about my favorite stones. Thanks a lot ! I'm a tourist so I may have to return next year if we do skiing again and in the area.
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January 2017 by Susan Chen
Great place for statement pieces!
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June 2016 by Matthew Fister
By far the coolest store near Taos plaza. Everyone should stop by if just to look around. You will be amazed at the beautiful minerals they have. They've got geodes that stand over 5 feet tall. They've got metal artwork shaped in a variety of dinosaurs. They've got extremely intricate and extremely pricey mineral carvings as well as small carvings that are perfect for souvenirs. And the staff is extremely nice!
