Nevada Mineral & Book Company - Orange, California

Shu S.

Beautiful minerals! This store is a hidden gem and extremely friendly people and incredibly knowledgeable. Found lots of incredible crystals and minerals for my work and if you are into crystals and monerals, its a place you must visit! ✨

Jonathan L.

A great place for serious collectors, at any budget! Not your average "crystal" shop selling amathyst and dyed agates. Walter sells specimines that you can't get anymore. How? Well he buys old stock collections that contain specimines collected decades ago, many from mines that are now closed or run dry! Ask and he'll reccomend pieces that are truly collectable. He knows minerals like the back of his hand; in most cases he can simply look at a piece and tell you exactly what it is and where came from. We worked out a deal where I payed him to go through some of my collection and research what all I had; and most pieces he had no problem identifying for me. Well worth it! Everything I set foot in his shop I have left with something; how could I not?! He has too many rocks, his shop is bursting at the seams. Please, if you're into this hobby go pay this place a visit; you will not be disappointed!

Ronald C.

They have so much amazing stuff here. I could have spent all afternoon browsing. I wound up buying a meteorite fragment for a great price. Next time I'm in the area I will be back.

Irene K.

Amazing collection of minerals, and now finished stones for new jewelers and silversmiths.

Walt is one of the most knowledgeable geologists that I've ever met, a human encyclopedia of rocks from all over the place, just pulling verifiable information off of his head. Every specimen is meticulously labeled and identified. And he had THE largest fluorescent mineral collection I’ve ever seen in a store. Got a rock you don’t anything about? Walt can probably tell ya what it is.

If you’re a serious collector or even one who just started, plan to spend an hour or two here. Not only will you walk out with something exceptional, you’ll know ten times more than when you walked in.

Julien R.

Excellent selection of minerals with low prices, something for everyone!

Edit (10/15/2022): Just came back today, much more knowledge about geology and locations! Walt has a surplus of information about minerals and has a vast library of books on locations. I told him I have been havaing trouble finding places to rockhound in california and he came up with 5+ books with a multitude of really good information on where places and deposits are! Minerals are no short either, hundreads of mineral specimens out for display and many more to be catalogued, you can be browsing for hours. This is such a great shop, keep up the great work Walter!

michele S.

Walter’s store is fantastic. My daughters and I showed up just before he closed and Walter was so informative and kind. He just got a major shipment that he was cataloging and took time to help us. My daughters found what they wanted and he snuck in a stone we had no idea he gave to us until we got back home. We live out of state and this was a great surprise. If you are looking for museum quality pieces and want his geology expertise then you hit the jack pot! Next time we are back in Orange we are going to visit his shop again. Thank you Walter!

Curtis W.

This is an amazing place. Walter was extremely knowledgeable and helped me pick out a ton of local rocks for my son's collection. There is so much here that I had trouble pulling myself away

Andrew ?. F. P.

I was in Irvine on business and while in the area I checked out all the rock shops LA and surrounding areas have to offer. This shop is by far the best the area has to offer. Incredible shop with a very friendly and knowledgeable owner. Picked up some fantastic specimens at very reasonable prices Saturday then I went back and picked up more on Monday! Absolutely cannot recommend enough! Definitely worth checking out!