G. I. GEMS
Home of camouflage petrified wood
- One day, about a year ago, I stepped out back into our acreage near Winslow, AZ. I found some rocks that seemed out of place. The land is primarily sandstone so these stream rounded rocks on top of a low hill caught my eye. The rocks, in their natural state, make road gravel look good. So I cut and polished some of it, some beautiful and unusual patterns emerged. Seems like most of it is petrified tree fern, rare to the point, as far as I know, It never been found, by anyone else, in any usable quantity in Arizona. So I bring to this site my find, I hope you will make some of this rare material yours.
Who we are
- This is a Veteran owned family business I am retired, from both the U. S. Air Force, where I served three overseas tours, and the U. S. Post Office. I started doing lapidary work in the 1970's, but stopped decades ago. Now I am restarting and trying to build a buisness that I may, in the near future, pass on to our children. But only if they to be involved.
Our Process
- After we collect these rocks we hand sort and process these fossils for sale. We strive to give the best product possible to our buyers. We also believe this particular rock may be of interest to the paleobotany departments of universities and natural history museums. We endeavor to balance support of scientific research with our goal of profit.
Our Vision
- Our vision is to expand into other materials, such as jaspers, agates and other beautiful stones. Eventually we hope to create beautiful Jewelery. Our Focus is to provide a little beauty and satisfaction to our customers.