House of Phacops Rock shop Fossils & Minerals

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29894 State Route 41
Peebles, OH 45660
The ROCK SHOP (House of Phacops, Alternate Universe) Is a rock shop & trilobite gallery. (from the Smithsonian museum of natural history) Located on a small 1 acre patch of land at the intersection of State Route 41 and State Route 73, just 3 miles from SERPENT MOUND State Park. It sits on the Southeastern edge of a 5 mile wide IMPACT CRATOR and on top of A DEEP 17.5 km long FAULT that is miles deep thus EMITTING A CONSTANT FLOW OF POSITIVE ENERGY. Since 1978 this small business has supplied fossil and mineral specimens worldwide. The shop features fossils, minerals, custom handmade jewelry, art, carvings, music and herbs. The centerpiece of the shop is a Trilobite Gallery created by the U.S. National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution. The Trilobite Gallery was created in 1986 to display the Thomas T. Johnson Collection at the Smithsonian, and later moved to the House of Phacops. Many of the Trilobites in the gallery were loaned to the Smithsonian

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Martha T.
7/4/2020

Wonderful rock and mineral shop in the beautiful hills of southern Ohio. Definitely worth the stop to get a local fossil souvenir or some gorgeous crystals. Fun for all ages!

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Matt R.
8/12/2018

This little rock shop and trilobite gallery is every bit as untidy and confounding as it is authentic and charming. The shop itself features fossils, minerals, jewelry, and works from local...

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Shelly M.
1/25/2020

This place is awesome!!! The owner is EXTREMELY informative and VERY nice! I'd highly recommend stopping here. He has the most impressive collection of trilobites and it's even been displayed at...

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