J.H. Kalmore Company
- Website
- https://www.jhkalmore.com/
- Location
- 6823 Granero, El Paso, TX 79912
- Last checked
- 2026-09-30
What it is
J.H. Kalmore Company is a first-party mineral and lapidary-rough supplier in El Paso, Texas. The official site describes it as a dealer of fine Mexican minerals and publishes stock lists for rough cutting and tumbling material (agates, jaspers, obsidians, geodes and related lots) sold by the pound, with domestic and international shipping. Visitors traveling through Texas are invited to call and stop by. It is not a membership gem club and not a teaching school.
Who it’s for
Cabochon cutters, tumblers, rock shops and collectors who want Mexican and related lapidary rough by the pound, either by mail order from the official stock lists or in person in El Paso. It suits buyers looking for Laguna, Agua Nueva, Crazy Lace and similar cutting material as well as tumbling lots.
Why it’s listed
This is a first-party lapidary supplier with a printed El Paso street address, phone and email, an official shop site, and stock pages with on-page dollar prices per pound. It is not a scraped directory card, not Amazon, and not an affiliate-only storefront.
- Store and contact (home and Rough Cutting Material pages / footer, checked 2026-09-30): 6823 Granero, El Paso, Texas 79912. Phone 915-433-5371. Email [email protected].
- Shop identity (home page, checked today): dealer of fine Mexican minerals; stock lists for new additions and rough cutting material; ships domestic and international; invites in-person visits by appointment/call when traveling through Texas.
- Sample rough prices (home and Rough Cutting Material pages, checked today): Peacock Ore — $7.00 / lb; Calandria Agate Nodules Rough — $8.50 / lb; Celestine Blue Chalcedony Tumbling Rough — $2.50 / lb; Velvet Sheen Obsidian — $15.00 / lb; Cold Mountain Jasper/Thundereggs — $8.50 / lb; Candy Apple Geodes (Chihuahua, Mexico) — $7.50 / lb; Tranca Geodes Rough — $9.00 / lb (listed sold out / 0 lb on the check date). Other lots (High Grade Laguna Lace, Rainbow Obsidian, Noreena Jasper, Dugway Star Thundereggs and more) appear on the stock list with quantities; some prices are shown only after expanding the lot on the live page.
- Guarantees / returns (site note, checked today): material guaranteed as described; unused returns accepted postpaid for full credit; material that has been cut or altered after purchase cannot be returned.
- Shipping (home page, checked today): domestic and international; contact the shop if a shipping option for a location is missing; truck freight available for bulk orders.
The list prices above are what the official stock pages showed on the check date. Stock and prices change. Use the live product / stock page and confirm with the seller before treating any figure as fixed.
Official URL
Rough cutting material: https://www.jhkalmore.com/rough-cutting-material
Location
Shop address (site footer, checked 2026-09-30): 6823 Granero, El Paso, Texas 79912. Phone 915-433-5371. Email [email protected].
This is a first-party mineral and lapidary-rough supply business. Do not treat it as a membership gem-club workshop or a class campus. Call before visiting; the site invites travelers to arrange a stop-by rather than posting fixed public retail hours on the pages checked.
Notes
- Category is Suppliers. This listing is for J.H. Kalmore’s own mineral and lapidary-rough stock with printed per-pound prices. It is not a Clubs gem society and not a Workshops teaching program.
- The sample prices above are copied from official stock pages checked on 2026-09-30 and may change. Confirm live stock, grade and cart/order total before ordering. The site notes that listed stock is not a complete inventory.
- Specimen minerals and display pieces appear alongside cutting/tumbling rough. Only the lapidary rough lines are the reason for this listing.
- No fixed public walk-in hours were printed on the home or rough-material pages checked. Call or email before visiting.
- The first-party logo is saved as
jh-kalmore-company.png. It came from jhkalmore.com (/www/frontend/images/logo.png) and was not edited. - Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza.
- No Lapidary Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.
FAQ
Q: Where is J.H. Kalmore Company?
A: According to the official site footer (checked 2026-09-30), 6823 Granero, El Paso, Texas 79912. Phone 915-433-5371. Email [email protected].
Q: What lapidary rough does it sell, and at what prices?
A: Official stock pages checked 2026-09-30 listed tumbling and cutting rough by the pound, including examples around $2.50/lb (Celestine Blue Chalcedony tumbling rough), $7.00–$8.50/lb (peacock ore, Calandria agate nodules, Candy Apple geodes, Cold Mountain jasper/thundereggs) and $15.00/lb (Velvet Sheen Obsidian). Confirm on the live stock page.
Q: Does J.H. Kalmore run classes or a club?
A: No. The official site is a mineral and rough dealer with stock lists and shipping. J.H. Kalmore Company is listed here under Suppliers, not as a Clubs meeting organization or a Workshops class program.