Western Lapidary Materials

A growing field cabinet of cutting material from the American West.

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A page in progress. Start with a name, a pattern or a place. These records trace the material’s geology and collecting story without turning a visual resemblance into proof of origin.

Named records and regional guides are being expanded; some reference photographs and bed-specific details remain in review.

Color helps narrow the cabinet. It does not prove a material’s identity or locality.

THE AMERICAN WEST / A GROWING FIELD CABINET

One state at a time

We’re building a field guide to the lapidary materials of the American West, one state at a time. Oregon is our first major collection focus. We’re adding verified examples and refining the records as the cabinet grows; the neighbouring states will follow.

Want to know when the next state collection is ready? A collection-update signup will be available here when registration opens.