What it is

LapidaryCentral is a first-party lapidary-rough, slab, fossil and used-equipment supplier based in Olympia, Washington. The official home page describes a family-owned rockhounding business that buys and sells collections, estates, fossils and lapidary equipment throughout the Pacific Northwest. The Contact page states the business operates as an online-only store and does not have a physical retail location for walk-in customers. It is not a membership gem club and not a teaching school.

Who it’s for

Cabochon cutters, tumblers and collectors who want Pacific Northwest and world rough, slabs and occasional used equipment from a first-party shop with printed online prices and shipping. Heavy equipment pages note local pickup preference—confirm freight options before ordering large machines.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party lapidary supplier with a printed Olympia mailing address, phone number, posted weekday phone hours, an official Shopify shop, and on-page dollar prices on rough and related products. It is not a scraped directory card, not Amazon, and not an affiliate-only storefront.

Business and contact (Contact Us / home, checked 2026-10-02): LapidaryCentral, mailing 9430 Case Rd SW, Unit 26, Olympia, Washington 98512. Phone 360-506-9322; email [email protected]. Phone availability printed Monday–Friday, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM PST (Contact page notes live chat or email are often better than phone). Online-only; no walk-in retail.
Sample rough prices (product JSON / shop pages, checked today): Random Pull San Carlos Agate Lapidary Rough Uncut Chunks — Half Pound $13.99; One Pound $18.99; Four Pounds $66.99; Ten Pounds $134.99. Pacific Northwest Petrified Wood Random Pull Saddle Mountain — Half Pound $5.99; One Pound $9.99; Four Pounds $31.99; Ten Pounds $69.99. Many other rough, slab, fossil and used-equipment lots appear in the shop.
Fulfillment notes (FAQ, checked today): typical ship attempt within 24–48 hours; 90-day money-back guarantee language on the FAQ; cutting/polishing services generally not offered.

The list prices above are what the official product pages showed on the check date. Stock and prices change. Use the live product pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

Last checked: 2026-10-02

https://lapidarycentral.com/

FAQ: https://lapidarycentral.com/pages/faq

San Carlos agate rough (sample priced lot): https://lapidarycentral.com/products/random-pull-san-carlos-agate-lapidary-rough-uncut-chunks

PNW petrified wood rough (sample priced lot): https://lapidarycentral.com/products/pacific-northwest-petrified-wood-random-pull-saddle-mountain

Location

Mailing address (Contact Us, checked 2026-10-02): 9430 Case Rd SW, Unit 26, Olympia, WA 98512. Phone 360-506-9322. The Contact page states there is no physical retail location for walk-in customers—plan on online order / ship or seller-arranged pickup for heavy gear.

This is a first-party online lapidary-rough and equipment shop. Do not treat the mailing unit as a public classroom or a gem-club workshop.

Notes

Category is Suppliers. This listing is for LapidaryCentral’s own shop and published rough price points. It is not a Clubs gem society and not a Workshops teaching program.
Sample prices are copied from official product pages checked on 2026-10-02 and may change. Confirm live variants and cart totals before buying.
Used lapidary equipment appears alongside rough and slabs; published rough variant prices are the primary reason for this listing.
A first-party San Carlos agate product photo is saved as lapidarycentral.jpg. It came from LapidaryCentral’s Shopify CDN product image and was resized only for file size, not otherwise edited.
Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza.
No Lapidary Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: Where is LapidaryCentral?
A: According to the official Contact Us page (checked 2026-10-02), mailing address 9430 Case Rd SW, Unit 26, Olympia, WA 98512. Phone 360-506-9322, Monday–Friday 10:00 AM–6:00 PM PST. The same page states it is online-only with no walk-in retail floor.

Q: What lapidary rough does it sell, and at what prices?
A: Example product pages checked on 2026-10-02 include San Carlos agate rough from about $13.99 (half pound) / $18.99 (one pound) and Pacific Northwest petrified wood from about $5.99 (half pound) / $9.99 (one pound), with larger weight breaks on the same pages. Confirm on https://lapidarycentral.com/

Q: Does LapidaryCentral run classes or have a showroom?
A: FAQ language (checked 2026-10-02) says cutting/polishing services are generally not offered. Contact Us states there is no walk-in retail location. LapidaryCentral is listed here under Suppliers, not as a Clubs meeting organization or a Workshops class program.