Welcome to Tucson Lapidary

Tucson Lapidary - We buy and sell American Turquoise
 We buy and sell American Turquoise and used equipment!

Who are we & what type of items do we carry?                                                                                            

Tucson Lapidary is a subsidiary of the American Antique Mall.  Dwight and Christy establish their business in 1993. 

We have always had an interest in gems and minerals, as well as the machinery people use to shape these things of beauty! We are particularly huge fans of turquoise and vintage turquoise jewelry.

We both Buy & Sell!

As a result, our inventory is always changing. 

We offer Vintage Machines: Rock Saws, Flat Laps, Combination Machines

Blake's Compact Gem Polisher
Blake's Compact Gem Polisher

We sell Stone Slabs and Pre-Forms: 1/4″ – 1/2″ rock slabs, plus oval shape stones ready to finish

Rock slabs of many colors
Stone Slabs sold by the ounce

Also, we sell Turquoise Stone: Cabochons (ready to wire-wrap or bezel set), Rough (for you to work) and Chips (for woodworking projects)

Turquoise Mountain
Turquoise Mountain

Turquoise Mountain Kingman Az.

In fact, we sell Mineral Specimens: Crystals, Minerals, Rocks and Fossils

Selection of Rocks and Minerals
Selection of Rocks and Minerals
Minerals

In addition, we sell Stone Strands: Turquoise, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Tiger Eye, Goldstone, etc.

Stone Strands

We also sell Turquoise Jewelry: Vintage Native American Indian Jewelry including Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, and Santo Domingo

Turquoise Concho Belt
Turquoise Concho Belt
Navajo Conchos

Equally important, we sell regional Mining Antiques: Lamps, Memorabilia, Mining Books

Mining Memorabilia
Mining Memorabilia
Mining Memorabilia

Additionally, we sell Chinese Carved Medallions: Jadeite / Nephrite 

Also, we have an interest in buying everything from single  machines . . . to entire shops. Of course, this  includes work benches, rocks and accessories!

If you would like to contact us, please do so through our e-mail (dwightandchristy@gmail.com) Better yet, please stop by and visit with us! ! Our brick and mortar store is at Grant Road and Country Club (Southeast corner). We are inside the blue building with red stripes, across from Doolen Jr. High School. We start this business in 1990!

 Currently we have ⇒ for sale

We have an interest in buying and selling the following types of equipment:

  • Buffing Machines                        
  • Flat Lap Machines
  • Rock Saws                                    
  • Foredom © 
  • Frantom©
  • Graves ©
  • Highland Park ©                       
  • Loritone ©
  • Diamond Pacific ©
  • Covington ©
  • Beacon Star©
  • Cab King ©                   
  • Crystalite ©
  • Raytech ©

Tucson Lapidary is inside the American Antique Mall, Est. in 1993

The American Antique Mall also sells nostalgia from the Southwest! Most notably, we sell Navajo blankets, Navajo Pottery and Jewelry, Tohono O’odham Baskets,  and Zuni Fetishes.

Also, we sell Western cowboy saddles, Western paintings and lithographs, Cowboy hats and spurs, and items relating to the old West.

In addition, we also sell antiques and crafts from old Mexico. At the same time, this includes colorful pottery, jewelry, and Dia De Los Muertos  (Day of the Dead) figures. 

And finally, we offer Victorian antiquities! Above all, everything from Cameo jewelry to silverware to furniture.

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