Dinosaurs and More

If you’re in the market for beautiful gemstones (as in collectibles) or fossils, Dinosaurs and More is well worth a visit. If you simply enjoy viewing stones and fossils, this place is like a mini museum and also worth a visit.
I spoke with the proprietor who is a wealth of knowledge and very helpful. He displays gemstones in alphabetical order so you can find what you’re looking for quickly. Fossils are displayed by time period… all of which are mind blowing.
TIP: The store is quite large… so give yourself time to browse.

The owner was generous with his time, walking us through the shop and describing its many treasures in detail. A real treat. His passion for archaeology is infectious. Great spot for kids.

This is an excellent rock and fossil shop. There are two proprietors, one a mineralogist and the other a fossil hunter. The shop is equally divided between rocks and fossils. There are also some miscellaneous artistic items, like framed butterflies and Indian chotchkies.
The mineral specimens are of every variety, from loose garnets and quartz for a dollar up to labradorite monoliths costing thousands. I bought a very nice provenanced wulfenite specimen. The proprietor is heavy into meteorites and there are quite a lot of nice specimens, including an absolutely superb pallasite for $ 15,000 that has to be seen. The prices are very fair and not much more than you would pay on eBay. If you want rocks for rocks, this is the place to go in Santa Fe. The other shops in town (Mama’s Minerals and the Mineral & Fossil Gallery) push overpiced «healing stones» and «artistic» minerals.
The fossil collection in the shop is quite good also. Like the rock inventory, the products are aimed at serious collectors with a genuine interest, not casual flybys looking for their next lawn ornament. You can find a range of fossils from small fishes for a few dollars up to full skeletons that cost more than a Lexus. The proprietor has been dabbling in sculpture. Be sure to check out his «fossil chess set», it’s pretty cool.
Both proprietors are very knowledgeable and friendly, so if you are looking for experts who can answer technical questions or point you in the direction of good collecting locations this is the place to go. The other shops in town just have clerks whose knowledge is limited to understanding how to operate the cash register. If you want to talk to a savant who has spent so much time in the field that he has been struck by lightning multiple times, Dinosaurs and More is the place to go.

Friendly service. Very knowledgable. Great pricing on jewelry and other gem stones. I will always go to this shop every time I am in Santa Fe. I really enjoyed all the dinosaur bones, rocks, and gems.