How we started
Stone Age Industries was founded in 1985, and ads were placed in Lapidary Journal and Rock and Gem magazines to advertise our products. We are now online with our semi-precious gemstone rough, slabs, cabochons, fossils, fossil slabs, gifts, crystals, minerals, equipment and lapidary supplies. Most of the lapidary equipment has been given or will be discounted from the manufacturers retail price, from outstanding manufacturers such as Covington Engineering Corp., Thumler's Tumblers, Diamond Pacific Tool Corp. and DNS Engineering (Rociprolap). Lapidary articles on basic instruction are listed under the category, Lapidary Tips, a popular feature for those just getting started working with rocks, such as how to tumble, how to lap, and much more. For payment of your order, we accept MasterCard and Visa, money orders and checks, if you reside in the U.S.A. or Canada, and also PayPal, which accepts a variety of payments such as American Express, Discover card, MasterCard, checking account withdrawal, and Visa. It is your responsibility to notify PayPal to make a payment for the order. As soon as we receive a notice that payment is coming, we ship your order. The procedure on how to use your PayPal account will be shown when you click on PayPal for payment upon placing an order. If using a U.S. A. check for payment of your order, it will take a week or so to clear before your order can be shipped. Orders from foreign countries need to send a bank wire transfer for payment of the order. Please inquire by e-mail and the payment amount with shipping charges can be totaled for approval. We are normally mail order only, but if you would like to visit the shop, please call to make an appointment. We are opened Monday through Saturday from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. if an appointment is made in advance. Thank you for visiting the web site and hope you find items of interest. We look forward to being of service. Contact Stone Age Industries by e-mail

Stone Age Industries is a member of the Powell Chamber of Commerce, and member of the BBB (Better Business Bureau) Accredited business with an A + rating. Contact us via e-mail or phone for any questions, clarifing an order, or any problems you may encounter. link to more info

Ordering and clarification:
When an order of one is placed in the Shopping Cart, under Rough Rocks for Cabbing, this is usually an order of one pound. A few rough items are listed by one ounce and will be stated in the description of the product. If you want a five pound chunk of rock instead of five pounds of assorted sizes, a place on the order form labeled: "Notes/Instructions", will allow you to clarify the order if needed. We'll do our best to fill your order as preferred. When ordering SLABS, one slab order will contain five square inches minimum. If you order two, you may get one slab with seven square inches and one slab with three square inches or one slab with 10 square inches. Here again, if you need a certain size, let us know on the order form. The pictures of the rough and slabs for the most part are samples of the material you will receive, not the actual rough or slab. We have literally tons of material and thousands upon thousands of slabs and cannot possibly make a web page for each item. We look forward to sending you an order you will be satified with, but returns are accepted, if returned as shipped. No highgrading of material is allowed, just pay for the return freight and you may exchange the items or request a refund. A 10% restocking fee is charged if the items are returned for credit only.